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The mythic role of the divinely sent man who destroys the old world so a new one can be built.
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World shatterer
The mythic role of the divinely sent man who destroys the old world so a new one can be built.
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The Proto-Indo-European heroic pattern requires a divinely favored man to suffer, recognize his mission, sacrifice the beloved, and shatter the old world to build a new one.
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"He kills his best friend Jamukha. Okay? And you think, okay, what's the big deal? Well, in that culture, when two warriors are best..."
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"...the man who will shatter the old world. He is the world shatterer. Okay? He is the flood sent by the gods. Alright? So..."
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"-wolf nurses them. And a shepherd adopts them. Eventually they discover their true heritage. And they help their grandfather, Numitor, kill his brother, Aemilius,..."
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"But the man himself does not understand this divine mission. Okay? The gods have picked this man for whatever reason, and this man must..."
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