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culture hero

Mythological figure who secures for humanity the attributes of culture either in cooperation with or in opposition to the gods. The culture hero is often an animal or trickster figure, the most common motif being the animal who steals fire from the gods for the benefit of humans. In other stories the culture hero is human and must overcome the opposition of animals. In still others, the culture hero must travel to an inaccessible place to reach a life-giving or healing tree or other plant; supernatural animals may assist or obstruct him. See also Prometheus.

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No references found			An Iroquoian culture hero, he converted to the cause of Deganawida, another culture hero who had taken on as his mission no less than the cessation of feuding among Mohawk, Seneca, Oneida, and others. Shades of Hiawatha: Staging Indians, Making Americans 1880-1930 by Krech, Shepard, III / Journal of Social History			Cultural Anthropology Institutes Cultural Anthropology Journals Cultural Anthropology Museums Cultural Anthropology Societies cultural ecology cultural geography Cultural History, School of Cultural Institutions Cultural Layer Cultural Olympiad cultural pluralism cultural psychiatry Cultural Revolution Cultural Statistics cultural studies Cultural-Educational Schools Cultural-Educational Training Cultural-Educational Work cultural-familial mental retardation Cultural-National Autonomy Culture culture alteration culture community Culture Conflict culture contact culture hero culture medium Culture, Institutes of culture-specific syndrome cultured marble cultured pearl cultured sour cream CULV Culver City culver hole Culver's root culvert cum sole Cumacea Cumae Cumaean Cumaean sibyl Cumaldehyde Cumana Cumaná Cumans cumar gum cumatophyte Cumberland Cumberland Bay State Park Cumberland County			Culture change Culture change Culture change Culture change Culture change Culture Change Team Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa Culture Collection of Algae of Charles University of Prague Culture Collection of Algal Laboratory Culture Collection of Fungi Culture Collection of Microorganisms from Extreme Environments Culture Collection, University of Göteborg culture community Culture Conflict culture contact Culture Day culture dish Culture Environnement Médias Culture et Loisirs à Thorigny Culture et Loisirs de Leuville Culture et Politique Arabes Culture Fair Numerical & Spatial Exam Culture features Culture Filtrate Protein Extract Culture Finance North West Culture fluid Culture for Development Culture Free Self Esteem Inventory culture hero Culture heroes Culture in the Workplace Questionnaire Culture Is Not Optional culture jammer culture jammers culture jamming Culture Loisir Accueil et Animation en Chinonais Culture Loisirs Entraide Voyages Culture Loisirs Orvault culture medium culture medium culture medium culture medium Culture myth Culture Northern Ireland Culture of apple Culture of apple Culture of apple Culture of apricot Culture of apricot Culture of apricot Culture of azalea Culture of azalea Culture of azalea Culture of blackberry Culture of blackberry Culture of blackberry Culture of bulbs Culture of bulbs Culture of bulbs

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