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Psychology of the Unconscious

Note 411 — Chapter IV · THE UNCONSCIOUS ORIGIN OF THE HERO

Beatrice M. Hinkle translation

The androgynous element is not to be undervalued in the faces of Adonis, Christ, Dionysus and Mithra, and hints at the bisexuality of the libido. The smooth-shaven face and the feminine clothing of the Catholic priest contain a very old female constituent from the Attis-Cybele cult.

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