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The Hero's Quest and the Cycles of Nature: An Ecological Interpretation of World Mythology

Posted By: arundhati
Date: 3 Dec 2021 18:50:37
The Hero's Quest and the Cycles of Nature: An Ecological Interpretation of World Mythology

Rachel S. McCoppin, "The Hero's Quest and the Cycles of Nature: An Ecological Interpretation of World Mythology"
English | ISBN: 1476662010 | 2016 | 232 pages | PDF | 2 MB

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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