3. But is also
• A statement, or pattern of behavior, a prototype upon
which others are copied, patterned, or emulated. (to
emulate – to copy, to immitate)
• The Platonic philosophical idea, referring to pure forms
which embody the fundamental characteristics of a thing.
• In Jungian psychology, archetypes refer to a collectively
inherited unconscious idea, pattern of thought, image, etc.,
universally present in individual psyches.
• Archetypes can refer to a constantly recurring symbol or
motif in literature, painting or mythology. This usage of the
term draws from both comparative anthropology and
Jungian archetypal theory.