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The [[concept ]] of the hero is consubstantial with that of [[myth]]: they evolved together through the ages. [[Myths ]] relate the exploits of a man, most frequently the son of a god and a mortal, or of a goddess and a mortal, endowed with extraordinary [[value ]] and destined to carry out glorious exploits, especially an act of protection or rescue. From a [[psychoanalytic ]] perspective, the heroic myth has its roots in the [[fantasy ]] of the [[family ]] romance. It expresses and sustains the [[identification ]] of the ego with an idealized [[imago]], especially...