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.

Words nearby culture hero

cultured, culture diffusion, cultured pearl, culture factor, culture-free test, culture hero, culture jamming, culture medium, culture pattern, culture shock, culture specific syndrome

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Example sentences 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

单词	culture hero
释义	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. Words nearby culture hero cultured, culture diffusion, cultured pearl, culture factor, culture-free test, culture hero, culture jamming, culture medium, culture pattern, culture shock, culture specific syndrome Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences 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
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