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Alan Watts

I have suggested that behind almost all myth lies the mono-plot of the game of hide-and-seek.

I have suggested that behind almost all myth lies the mono-plot of the game of hide-and-seek.

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Joseph Campbell

Typically, the hero of the fairy tale achieves a domestic, microcosmic triumph

Typically, the hero of the fairy tale achieves a domestic, microcosmic triumph, and the hero of myth a world-historical, macrocosmic triumph. Whereas the former—the youngest or despised child who becomes the master of extraordinary powers—prevails over his personal oppressors, the latter brings back from his adventure the means for the regeneration of his society as a whole.