The Myth of the Birth of the Hero (German: Der Mythus von der Geburt des Helden) is a book by Austrian psychoanalyst Otto Rank in which the author puts forth a psychoanalytical interpretation of mythological heroes, specifically with regard to legends about their births. [1]

In narratology and comparative mythology, the Rank–Raglan mythotype (sometimes called the hero archetypes) is a set of narrative patterns proposed by psychoanalyst Otto Rank and later on amateur anthropologist Lord Raglan that lists different cross-cultural traits often found in the accounts of heroes, including mythical heroes. [1][2] Otto ...

Rank was the most prolific author in the "ring" besides Freud himself, extending psychoanalytic theory to the study of legend, myth, art, creativity and The Double ("Doppelgänger"). [2] He worked closely with Freud, contributing two chapters on myth and legend to Freud's key monograph The Interpretation of Dreams.

Oct 18, 2010 · The myth of the birth of the hero : a psychological interpretation of mythology by Rank, Otto, 1884-1939; Robbins, F.; Jelliffe, Smith Ely, 1866-1945

Otto Rank, (b. 1884, d. 1939), was a brilliant Austrian psychologist who was part of Sigmund Freud's inner circle. This early monograph by Rank is a groundbreaking application of the psychoanalytic method to comparative mythology.

Otto Rank: The Myth of the Birth of the Hero. Otto Rank was a student and friend of Sigmund Freud, who, like Jung, turned in a different direction in the study of psychology. Rank focused on the "individual's struggle to become separate, whole, creative." Central to Rank's thinking were the binary oppositions of "life fear/death fear, the wish ...

Originally published in German in 1909, Otto Rank's The Myth of the Birth of the Hero offered psychoanalytical interpretations of mythological stories as a means of understanding the human psyche.

Mar 6, 2021 · Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. 211-236) Part I : Myth and cultus -- Part II : Dionysus -- The birthplace of cult of Dionysus -- The son of Zeus and Semele -- The myths of his epiphany -- The god who comes -- The symbol of the mask -- Pandemonium and silence -- The world bewitched -- The somber madness -- Modern theories ...