culture hero

noun

a mythical or mythicized historical figure who embodies the aspirations or ideals of a society.

a mythical figure considered by a people to have furnished it the means of existence or survival, as by inventing their alphabet, teaching them husbandry, or stealing fire from the gods for them.

Nearby words

culture center, culture clash, culture complex, culture diffusion, culture factor, culture hero, culture jamming, culture medium, culture pattern, culture shock, culture specific syndrome

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Examples from the Web for culture hero

Nuada of the Silver Hand is a culture-hero and a cunning craftsman.
An Introduction to Mythology|Lewis Spence
Apollo in tradition is usually a solar deity, but also a civilizer or culture-hero, and his functions and attributes are manifold.
An Introduction to Mythology|Lewis Spence
He also acted as a "culture-hero," introducing the first arts.
Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1|Andrew Lang
Pundjel, the Eagle Hawk, is the demiurge and "culture-hero" of several Australian tribes.
Ballades and Verses Vain|Andrew Lang

He once lived on earth, and there was a culture-hero, inventing magic and spells.
Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Andrew Lang

culture hero

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