Ur-hero
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ur-hero is a noun meaning An original or mythological hero.
Meaning
An original or mythological hero.
Example Sentences
It has all been foretold, forelived, Tridib being, so to speak, the novel's ur-imagination, ur-hero, ur-narrator.
The hero myths we have, those available to us for comparison, are primarily from strongly patriarchal societies, and it is to the patriarchal ur-hero that emerges from these myths [...]
Word Forms
- ur-heroes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include herotheism, hero, heroogony, heroon, hera, hector.
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