Everyman

4 books featuring this archetype

The Everyman represents ordinary human experience. This figure grounds myth in common motives, enabling identification and ethical reflection.

Works and Days cover

Works and Days

Hesiod

700 BCE

Greek

Anansi Stories cover

Anansi Stories

Oral Tradition

1800-2000 CE

African, Akan

The Illuyanka Myth cover

The Illuyanka Myth

Anonymous

1400-1300 BCE

Levantine, Hittite

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Enki and Ninmah

Anonymous

1800-1700 BCE

Mesopotamian, Sumerian