Can u cite examples of ancient mythological archetypes that are more accurate than present day ideology?

Question

Ex. Ancient mythological archetypes about vampires are more accurate about the power and terror of female sexuality than present day femenist ideology.

Answer 1

The Epic hero is more accurate a description of many people's life journey than the Nuclear family or the American Dream.

Answer 2

I'm not sure if the question makes sense. An archetype is a "numinous" template within consciousness from which ideological forms are created. The best example of a ubiquitous, perenially emerging, and reinvented archetype is the solar deity. Forms of this are the dying and resurrrecting gods of European and North African/Middle Eastern paganism and also savior deities, such as Mithras, Vishnu (the form of the Hindu trinity that reincarnates for the redemption of humankind), and, of course, Jesus.

One isn't more "accurate" than another. They are different permuations of the same thing and are modelled according to time, place, and culture.

Answer 3

Yes - the Roman myth about Romulus and Remus, and the Greek myth about Prometheus. For the latter you should consult the book of that name by Carl/Karl Kerenyi, who studied the archetype in-depth. Romulus and Remus are an example of brothers who fell out so badly that Romulus killed Remus, in contrast to the modern myth that brothers get on well together (it isn't true for most brothers). Prometheus represents the act of good - providing fire to humans - by committing a crime against the gods (stealing the fire from heaven) - and having to sacrifice himself (by being chained and tortured by way of an eagle devouring his liver) to pay for his crime. In modern-day myth, a virtuous act is seen as divine and does not entail suffering, by contrast.

Answer 4

myth about Romulus/Remus, myth about Prometheus.