Culture Hero (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a mythical or mythicized historical figure who embodies the aspirations or ideals of a society.
  2. 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.
Culture Hero (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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