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Heroic Archetypes

Heroic Archetypes is a theoretical construct in the study of heroic narratives that identifies recurring, culturally significant character prototypes embodying idealized traits, motivations, and journeys characteristic of heroes across diverse mythological and literary traditions.

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267

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2017–2026

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Publications

235

The Best of the Achaeans: Concepts of the Hero in Archaic Greek Poetry

Wayne B. Ingalls, Gregory Nagy · Phoenix · 1981 · 543 citations

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The Best of the Achaeans. Concepts of the Hero in Archaic Greek Poetry

Friedrich Solmsen, Gregory Nagy · The American Journal of Philology · 1981 · 412 citations

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Super heroes: a modern mythology

Choice Reviews Online · 1994 · 336 citations

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Zeroing in on heroes: A prototype analysis of hero features.

Elaine L. Kinsella, Timothy D. Ritchie, Eric R. Igou · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2015 · 254 citations · Full text

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The Best of the Achaeans - Gregory Nagy: The Best of the Achaeans. Concepts of the Hero in Archaic Greek Poetry. Pp. xvi + 392. Baltimore and London: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1980. £9 ($18.75).

J. B. Hainsworth · The Classical Review · 1982 · 226 citations

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Authors

267

  1. EL
    Elaine L. Kinsella

    University of Limerick, Ireland

    4 publications · 333 citations

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  2. WB
    W. B. Stanford

    Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

    3 publications · 322 citations

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  3. JB
    John Bakeless

    2 publications · 40 citations

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  4. ER
    Eric R. Igou

    University of Limerick, Ireland

    2 publications · 292 citations

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  5. MW
    Marshall W. Fishwick

    Virginia Tech, United States

    2 publications · 31 citations

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Institutions

91

  1. University of Limerick

    Limerick, Ireland

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    941 citations

  2. University of Wollongong

    Wollongong, Australia

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    290 citations

  3. St. John's College

    Annapolis, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    95 citations

  4. Murdoch University

    Perth, Australia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    52 citations

  5. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    34 citations

  6. Harvard University Press

    Cambridge, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    50 citations

  7. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    91 citations

  8. New College

    Swindon, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    241 citations

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  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 29 publications · 1.8K citations

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  2. The Modern Language Review

    8 publications · 325 citations

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  3. Books Abroad

    6 publications · 188 citations

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  4. Harvard Studies in Classical Philology

    6 publications · 264 citations

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  5. Comparative Literature

    6 publications · 587 citations

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