Messenger
48 books featuring this archetype
The Messenger carries information that alters decisions or fate. This figure links distant agents and synchronizes events.
Ramayana
Valmiki • Indian
Oedipus Rex
Sophocles • Greek
Oresteia
Aeschylus • Greek
Baal Cycle
Anonymous • Levantine
The Descent of Ishtar
Anonymous • Mesopotamian
The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter
Anonymous • East Asian
Homeric Hymns
Anonymous • Greek
Prometheus Bound
Aeschylus • Greek
Oedipus at Colonus
Sophocles • Greek
Works and Days
Hesiod • Greek
Yajurveda
Anonymous • Indian
Qur'an
Anonymous • Arabic
Hippolytus
Euripides • Greek
Brahmanas
Anonymous • Indian
Kathasaritsagara
Somadeva • Indian
Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra
Anonymous • Indian
Georgics
Virgil • Roman
Liezi
Lie Yukou • East Asian
Iphigenia among the Taurians
Euripides • Greek
Iphigenia in Aulis
Euripides • Greek
Matsya Purana
Anonymous • Indian
Padma Purana
Anonymous • Indian
Codex Mendoza
Anonymous • Mesoamerican
Adapa and the South Wind
Anonymous • Mesopotamian