Online Course: The Hero Archetype - Heracles (Hercules) and Cinderella

A short video course that explores the philosophical and existential meaning of the hero archetype by looking at two well-known tales: the 12 labors of Heracles, and Cinderella. How can this archetype speak to our own time and situation?

The common use of the word “archetype” was coined in the 20th century by the Swiss psychiatrist C. G. Jung, and refers to repeated cross-cultural forms, patterns, or figures that can be found in our dreams, in myth, fairy tales, the arts, and in life itself. While for Jung archetypes were a psychological phenomenon, this class teaches you how to view the hero archetype from a more basic, philosophical perspective.

No prerequisites!