Project Gutenberg 2021-08-31 Public domain in the USA. 270 Rank, Otto 1884 1939 Jelliffe, Smith Ely 1866 1945 Robbins, F. 14012461 Der Mythus von der Geburt des Helden. English The Myth of the Birth of the Hero: A psychological interpretation of mythology Nervous and mental disease monograph series, no. 18 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Myth_of_the_Birth_of_the_Hero Turgut Dincer, Les Galloway and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Myth of the Birth of the Hero: A Psychological Interpretation of Mythology" by Dr. Otto Rank is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work explores the common themes found in hero birth myths across various cultures, aiming to interpret them through a psychological lens. Rank delves into the universal similarities and motifs in these myths, suggesting that they reflect deep-seated psychological phenomena shared by humanity. At the start of the text, the author introduces the concept of hero myths, highlighting that they often share fantastical elements, despite originating in different civilizations. He discusses various theories that attempt to explain the widespread presence of these myths, addressing ideas of elementary thoughts, original community influences, and the theory of migration. Following this exposition, Rank begins to outline key examples of hero birth myths, including stories of Sargon, Moses, Karna, Œdipus, and others, showcasing their shared narrative structures and motifs, such as abandonment and miraculous survival, as a foundation for further psychological analysis. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Heroes Psychology, Pathological Mythology -- Psychological aspects BL Text Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: Psychiatry/Psychology 295184 2025-07-26T08:22:51.310128 text/html 265425 2024-10-18T15:51:42 text/html 374618 2025-07-26T08:22:56.752068 application/epub+zip 373526 2025-07-26T08:22:52.643113 application/epub+zip 261678 2025-07-26T08:22:51.774126 application/epub+zip 454183 2025-07-26T08:22:59.816089 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 432409 2025-07-26T08:22:56.151110 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 320652 2022-09-29T18:59:10.731563 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 250944 2025-07-26T08:22:50.877112 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 230777 2024-10-18T15:51:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18122 2025-07-26T08:23:00.002053 application/rdf+xml 12383 2025-07-26T08:22:51.935100 image/jpeg 2246 2025-07-26T08:22:51.854092 image/jpeg 355032 2025-07-26T08:22:51.338130 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia de.wikipedia