Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends

The Myth of the Birth of the Hero: A psychological interpretation of mythology

by Otto Rank, Smith Ely Jelliffe (Translator) & F Robbins (Translator)

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Language: English

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"The Myth of the Birth of the Hero: A psychological interpretation of mythology" by Otto Rank is a psychoanalytic study published in 1909. Rank examines birth legends of ancient and medieval heroes—from Moses and Oedipus to Siegfried and Jesus—uncovering recurring motifs of royal parentage, threatened infancy, rescue, and recognition. He proposes a universal pattern underlying these narratives, rooted in Freudian psychology. The work became foundational in hero-myth analysis, though later scholars challenged its psychoanalytic premises and claims of universal application. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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