Tempter
19 books featuring this archetype
The Tempter offers illegitimate shortcuts to power or pleasure. This figure tests integrity and clarifies boundaries of rightful action.
Journey to the West
Wu Cheng'en • East Asian
Dhammapada
Anonymous • Indian
Nibelungenlied
Anonymous • Germanic
Argonautica
Apollonius of Rhodes • Greek
Kalevala
Elias Lönnrot • Slavic
Qur'an
Anonymous • Arabic
The Romance of Tristan and Iseult
Joseph Bédier • Germanic
Jinn Lore and Desert Spirits
Anonymous • Arabic
The Tale of the Two Brothers
Anonymous • Egyptian
Kumarasambhava
Kalidasa • Indian
Philoctetes
Sophocles • Greek
Buddhacarita
Ashvaghosha • Indian
Manimekalai
Sattanar • Indian
Divyāvadāna
Anonymous • Indian
Mahāvastu
Anonymous • Indian
The Voyage of Mael Dúin
Anonymous • Celtic
Song of Hedammu
Anonymous • Levantine
Sörla þáttr
Anonymous • Germanic
Erotika Pathemata
Parthenius of Nicaea • Greek