Warrior
58 books featuring this archetype
The Warrior embodies courage, discipline, and service in conflict. This figure converts personal prowess into communal security.
The Iliad
Homer
750-700 BCE
Greek
Prose Edda
Snorri Sturluson
1220 CE
Germanic, Norse
Enuma Elish
Anonymous
1100-1000 BCE
Mesopotamian, Babylonian
Avesta
Various
300-700 CE
Persian, Zoroastrian
Classic of Poetry
Anonymous
400-200 BCE
East Asian, Chinese
Investiture of the Gods
Xu Zhonglin
1560-1620 CE
East Asian, Chinese
Tibetan Book of the Dead
Padmasambhava
1300-1400 CE
Indian, Buddhist
Yajurveda
Anonymous
700-200 BCE
Indian, Hindu
Kalevala
Elias Lönnrot
1835-1849 CE
Slavic, Finnish
Huainanzi
Liu An
139-122 BCE
East Asian, Chinese
Pyramid Texts
Anonymous
2350-2150 BCE
Egyptian
Heimskringla
Snorri Sturluson
1220-1230 CE
Germanic, Norse
Harivamsa
Vyasa
100-300 CE
Indian, Hindu
Kumarasambhava
Kalidasa
400-500 CE
Indian, Hindu
Shiva Purana
Anonymous
900-1400 CE
Indian, Hindu
Book of Dede Korkut
Anonymous
1500-1600 CE
Persian, Turkic
Bundahishn
Anonymous
800-1200 CE
Persian, Zoroastrian
Greater Bundahishn
Anonymous
800-1100 CE
Persian, Zoroastrian
Primary Chronicle
Nestor
1113-1118 CE
Slavic
The Knight in the Panther's Skin
Shota Rustaveli
1196-1207 CE
Persian, Georgian
Mwindo Epic
Oral Tradition
1950-1960 CE
African, Nyanga
Litany of Re
Anonymous
1200-1100 BCE
Egyptian
Romulus
Plutarch
100 CE
Greek
Theseus
Plutarch
100 CE
Greek