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This examination of the heroic journey in world mythology casts the protagonist as a personification of nature--a botanical hero one might say--who begins the quest in a metaphorical seed-like state, then sprouts into a period of verdant strength. But the hero must face a mythic underworld where he or she contends with mortality and sacrifice--embracing death as a part of life. For centuries, humans have sought superiority over nature, yet the botanical hero finds nothing is lost by recognizing that one is merely a part of nature. Instead, a cyclical promise of continuous life is realized, in which no element fully disappears, and the hero''s message is not to dwell on death.

The Heros Quest and the Cycles of Nature

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    A Paperback by Rachel S. McCoppin

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      Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
      Publication Date: 1/30/2016 12:09:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781476662015, 978-1476662015
      ISBN10: 1476662010

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      Book Synopsis

      This examination of the heroic journey in world mythology casts the protagonist as a personification of nature--a botanical hero one might say--who begins the quest in a metaphorical seed-like state, then sprouts into a period of verdant strength. But the hero must face a mythic underworld where he or she contends with mortality and sacrifice--embracing death as a part of life. For centuries, humans have sought superiority over nature, yet the botanical hero finds nothing is lost by recognizing that one is merely a part of nature. Instead, a cyclical promise of continuous life is realized, in which no element fully disappears, and the hero''s message is not to dwell on death.

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