Return of the Cultural Hero
Return of the Cultural Hero
This chapter studies how the death of heroes is undone in myths through resurrection, reconstitution, reawakening, mistaken or assumed identity, exile or hiding, ascension into heaven, mysterious disappearance-reappearance, and other representations that acknowledge absence but deny death. Following a general discussion, the case studies include the Aztec deity Quetzalcóatl in his relation to Saint Thomas, the Andean myth of Inkarrí, and colonial and modern versions of the hero as Son of the Sun.
Keywords: hero, Aztec, Quetzalcóatl, Saint Thomas, Inca, Inkarrí, Andes, Sendero Luminoso, Son of the Sun, Juan Santos Atahualpa
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