Mentor
96 books featuring this archetype
The Mentor transmits knowledge, tools, or ethics to the novice. This figure prepares successors and ensures cultural continuity.
The Odyssey
Homer • Greek
Mahabharata
Vyasa • Indian
The Aeneid
Virgil • Roman
Oresteia
Aeschylus • Greek
Le Morte Darthur
Thomas Malory • Germanic
Journey to the West
Wu Cheng'en • East Asian
Apollodorus' Library
Pseudo-Apollodorus • Greek
Theogony
Hesiod • Greek
Dhammapada
Anonymous • Indian
Shahnameh
Ferdowsi • Persian
The Song of Roland
Anonymous • Germanic
Jātaka Tales
Anonymous • Indian
Epic of Sundiata
Anonymous • African
Táin Bó Cúailnge
Anonymous • Celtic
The History of the Kings of Britain
Geoffrey of Monmouth • Celtic
Investiture of the Gods
Xu Zhonglin • East Asian
Argonautica
Apollonius of Rhodes • Greek
Works and Days
Hesiod • Greek
Panchatantra
Vishnu Sharma • Indian
Tibetan Book of the Dead
Padmasambhava • Indian
Romulus and Remus
Livy • Roman
The Golden Ass
Apuleius • Roman
Anansi Stories
Oral Tradition • African
The Romance of Tristan and Iseult
Joseph Bédier • Germanic