Ancestor
8 books featuring this archetype
The Ancestor embodies lineage, memory, and social continuity. As a revered forebear, this figure legitimates authority, transmits customs, and anchors group identity across generations.
Classic of Poetry
Anonymous • East Asian
Kumulipo
Anonymous • Pacific
Hawaiian Antiquities
David Malo • Pacific
Engishiki
Fujiwara no Tadahira • East Asian
Annals of the Cakchiquels
Francisco Hernández Arana Xajilá and Francisco Díaz • Mesoamerican
Relación de Michoacán
Anonymous • Mesoamerican
Tongan Myths and Legends
Oral Tradition • Pacific
Codex Selden
Anonymous • Mesoamerican