Founding Ancestor
10 books featuring this archetype
The Founding Ancestor institutes lineage, territory, and charter myths. This figure legitimates institutions by linking them to primordial acts.
Nihon Shoki
Prince Toneri • East Asian
Book of Invasions
Anonymous • Celtic
Myths of the Dogon
Oral Tradition • African
Codex Nuttall
Anonymous • Mesoamerican
Title of the Lords of Totonicapán
Anonymous • Mesoamerican
Kwakiutl Tales
Franz Boas • Native American
Myths and Legends of Micronesia
Nancy Bo Flood • Pacific
Codex Bodley
Anonymous • Mesoamerican
Kanuri Cosmology
Oral Tradition • African
Goguryeo Stele Inscriptions
Anonymous • East Asian