monomyth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cyclical journey or quest undertaken by a mythical hero.

Word forms

monomyth monomyths

Etymology

From mono- + myth. Borrowed by Joseph Campbell from Finnegans Wake.

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