King
54 books featuring this archetype
The King symbolizes centralized order, fertility, and justice. His well-being mirrors the land’s, binding sovereignty to cosmic harmony.
The Iliad
Homer
750-700 BCE
Greek
The Aeneid
Virgil
29-19 BCE
Roman
Antigone
Sophocles
441 BCE
Greek
Atharvaveda
Anonymous
1-1000 CE
Indian, Hindu
Jātaka Tales
Anonymous
100 BCE-500 CE
Indian, Buddhist
Kebra Nagast
Anonymous
1314-1321 CE
African, Ethiopian
Records of the Grand Historian
Sima Qian
109-91 BCE
East Asian, Chinese
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Anonymous
1300-1400 CE
Germanic, English
Oedipus at Colonus
Sophocles
406-405 BCE
Greek
Panchatantra
Vishnu Sharma
300-500 CE
Indian, Hindu
Romulus and Remus
Livy
27-25 BCE
Roman
Hebrew Bible
Various
1000-200 BCE
Levantine, Hebrew
Jinn Lore and Desert Spirits
Anonymous
600-1900 CE
Arabic, Islamic
Classic of Documents
Various
600-200 BCE
East Asian, Chinese
Huainanzi
Liu An
139-122 BCE
East Asian, Chinese
The Tale of the Two Brothers
Anonymous
1200 BCE
Egyptian
Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra
Anonymous
300-500 CE
Indian, Buddhist
Sumerian King List
Anonymous
2000-1800 BCE
Mesopotamian, Sumerian
Samguk Sagi
Kim Busik
1145 CE
East Asian, Korean
Alcestis
Euripides
438 BCE
Greek
Iphigenia in Aulis
Euripides
405 BCE
Greek
Romulus
Plutarch
100 CE
Greek
Lives of the 63 Illustrious Beings
Hemachandra
1100-1200 CE
Indian, Jain
Skanda Purana
Anonymous
600-1200 CE
Indian, Hindu