CLASSIC MYTHOLOGICAL ARCHETYPES The most well-known, classical character archetypes are: Hero, a.k.a. protagonist, adventurer, seeker, lead, star Mentor, a.k.a. guide, counselor, wizened elder, guru Ally, a.k.a. accomplice, associate, colleague, friend Herald, a.k.a. adviser, prophet, courier, reporter Shadow, a.k.a. villain, antagonist, adversary, opponent, foe, rival, enemy Threshold guardian, a.k.a., defender, shepherd, sentinel, protector Trickster, a.k.a. deceiver, misleader, schemer, ambusher, evader, fraud Shapeshifter, a.k.a. mutater, changer, modifier, transformer, unpredictable
