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A culture hero is a mythological hero specific to some group (cultural, ethnic, racial, religious, etc. The word mythology (from the Greek grc μυθολογία mythología, meaning "a story-telling a legendary lore" A hero (from Greek grc ἥρως hērōs) in Greek mythology and Folklore, was originally a Demigod, the offspring of a mortal and Culture (from the Latin cultura stemming from colere, meaning "to cultivate" generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic The term race or racial group usually refers to the concept of categorizing Humans into Populations or groups on the basis of various sets A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos ) who changes the world through invention or discovery. An invention is a new form composition of matter device or Process. For the compulsory pre-trial disclosure of documents relevant to a case see Discovery (law Discovery Observations form acts of detecting A typical culture hero might be credited as the discoverer of fire, or agriculture, songs, tradition and religion, and is usually the most important legendary figure of a people, sometimes as the founder of its ruling dynasty. Fire is the heat and light energy released during a Chemical reaction, in particular a combustion reaction. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous The word tradition comes from the Latin traditionem acc of traditio which means "a giving up delivering up surrendering" and is used in a number of A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos A dynasty is a succession of rulers who belong to the same family for generations The hero is sometimes said to be still living, but is often instead a star, constellation or purely spiritual in nature. A star is a massive luminous ball of plasma. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the Energy on Earth In common usage a constellation is a group of celestial bodies that are connected together in some arrangement typically stars to form a visible figure or picture

In many cultures, particularly Native American, the mythical figure of the trickster and the culture hero are combined. For indigenous peoples in the United States other than Hawaii and Alaska see also Native Americans in the United States. In Mythology, and in the study of Folklore and Religion, a trickster is a God, Goddess, spirit, man woman or anthropomorphic To illustrate, Prometheus, in Greek mythology, stole fire from the gods to give it to humans. In Greek mythology, Prometheus (Προμηθεύς "forethought" is a Titan known for his wily intelligence who stole Fire from Zeus Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and Heroes the nature of the world and the origins and significance He is more of a culture hero than a trickster. In many Native American mythologies and beliefs, the coyote spirit stole fire from the gods (or stars or sun) and is more of a trickster than a culture hero. The coyote (kaɪˈoʊti ˈkaɪoʊt ( Canis latrans) also known as the prairie wolf, is a Mammal of the order Carnivora Natives from the Southeastern United States typically saw a rabbit trickster/culture hero. Rabbits are small Mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in several parts of the world The Western African trickster spider Ananse is also widely disseminated. West Africa or Western Africa is the Westernmost Region of the African Continent. Spiders are Predatory Invertebrate Animals that have two body segments, eight legs no chewing mouth parts and no wings Anansi is one of the most important characters of West African lore

In some cultures, there are dualistic myths, featuring two culture heroes arranging the world in a complementary manner. Dualistic cosmologies are present in all inhabited continents[1] and show great diversity: they may feature culture heroes, but also demiurges (exemplifying dualistic creation myths in the latter case), or other beings; the two heroes may compete or collaborate; they may be conceived as neutral or contrasted as good versus evil; be of the same importance or distinguished as powerful versus weak; be brothers (even twins) or be not relatives at all. Dualistic cosmology is a collective term Many variant myths and creation motifs are so described in ethnographic and anthropological Demiurge (the Latinized form of Greek demiourgos, δημιουργός, literally "public or skilled worker" from demos A creation myth is a supernatural mytho-[[religion religious]] story or explanation that describes the beginnings of humanity, Earth, life, and [2]

The term is sometimes used to describe great authors or artists in a metaphorical sense (i. e. Mzwakhe Mbuli, a South African poet [1]). Mzwakhe Mbuli, known as "The People's Poet" is a popular poet and Mbaqanga singer in South Africa. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa

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Partial list

Abenaki mythology

Australian Aboriginal mythology

Abrahamic mythology (Judaism, Christianity, Islam)

Armenian mythology

Ashanti mythology

Aztec mythology

Banks Islander mythology

Celtic mythology (Irish, Welsh)

Chinese mythology

Egyptian mythology

English mythology

Etruscan mythology

Finnish mythology

Greek mythology

Indian mythology

Inuit mythology

Lakota mythology

Māori mythology

Maya mythology

Mesopotamian mythology

Ohlone mythology

Navaho mythology

Norse mythology

Ojibwe mythology

Persian mythology

Polynesian mythology

Roman mythology

Slavic mythology

Solomon Islander mythology

Mythology of the United States

Ute mythology

Weenhayek mythology

Zuni mythology

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Notes

  1. ^ Zolotarjov 1980: 54
  2. ^ Zolotarjov 180: 40–43

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