Innocent
8 books featuring this archetype
The Innocent embodies trust, simplicity, and untested potential. This figure invites protection while revealing social obligations to the vulnerable.

Oedipus Rex
Sophocles
429-425 BCE
Greek

The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter
Anonymous
900-1000 CE
East Asian, Japanese

Jātaka Tales
Anonymous
100 BCE-500 CE
Indian, Buddhist

Panchatantra
Vishnu Sharma
300-500 CE
Indian, Hindu

Kalevala
Elias Lönnrot
1835-1849 CE
Slavic, Finnish

The Tale of the Two Brothers
Anonymous
1200 BCE
Egyptian

Heracles
Euripides
416 BCE
Greek

Hippolytus
Euripides
428 BCE
Greek