Bücher von Rachel S. McCoppin

This examination of the heroic journey in world mythology casts the protagonist as a personification of nature - a "botanical hero" one might say - who begins the quest in a metaphorical seed-like state, then sprouting into a period of verdant strength. But the hero must face a mythic underworld where he or she contends with mortality and sacrifice-embracing death as a part of life.

This examination of myths from around the world focuses on the role nature plays within mythology. The author identifies divinities who were direct representations of natural phenomena. The transition of mythic representation from the Paleolithic to Neolithic periods is discussed.