What does ur-hero mean?
Ur-hero means An original or mythological hero..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
An original or mythological hero..
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 [...]
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Ur-hero means An original or mythological hero..
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It has all been foretold, forelived, Tridib being, so to speak, the novel's ur-imagination, ur-hero, ur-narrator.
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