Character archetypes

Carolyn Myss's Archetypes:

1. Addict (Conspicuous Consumer, Glutton, Workaholic--see also Gambler)

2. Advocate (Attorney, Defender, Legislator, Lobbyist, Environmentalist)

3. Alchemist (Wizard, Magician, Scientist, Inventor--see also Visionary)

4. Angel (Fairy Godmother/Godfather)

5. Artist (Artisan, Craftsperson, Sculptor, Weaver)

6. Athlete (Olympian)

7. Avenger (Avenging Angel, Savior, Messiah)

8. Beggar (Homeless person/ Indigent)

9. Bully (Coward)

10. Child (Orphan, Wounded, Magical/Innocent, Nature, Divine, Puer/Puella Eternis, or Eternal Boy/Girl)

11. Clown (Court Jester, Fool, Dummling)

12. Companion (Friend, Sidekick, Right Arm, Consort)

13. Damsel (Princess)

14. Destroyer (Attila, Mad Scientist, Serial Killer, Spoiler)

15. Detective (Spy, Double Agent, Sleuth, Snoop, Sherlock Holmes, Private Investigator, Profiler--see also Warrior/Crime Fighter)

16. Dilettante (Amateur)

17. Don Juan (Casanova, Gigolo, Seducer, Sex Addict)

18. Engineer (Architect, Builder, Schemer)

19. Exorcist (Shaman)

20. Father (Patriarch, Progenitor)

21. Femme Fatale (Black Widow, Flirt, Siren, Circe, Seductress, Enchantress)

22. Gambler

23. God (Adonis, see also Hero)

24. Gossip (see also Networker)

25. Guide (Guru, Sage, Crone, Wise Woman, Spiritual Master, Evangelist, Preacher)

26. Healer (Wounded Healer, Intuitive Healer, Caregiver, Nurse, Therapist, Analyst, Counselor)

27. Hedonist (Bon Vivant, Chef, Gourmet, Gourmand, Sybarite--see also Mystic)

28. Hero/Heroine (see also Knight, Warrior)

29. Judge (Critic, Examiner, Mediator, Arbitrator)

30. King (Emperor, Ruler, Leader, Chief)

31. Knight (see also Warrior, Rescuer)

32. Liberator

33. Lover

34. Martyr

35. Mediator (Ambassador, Diplomat, Go-Between)

36. Mentor (Master, Counselor, Tutor)

37. Messiah (Redeemer, Savior)

38. Midas/Miser

39. Monk/Nun (Celibate)

40. Mother (Matriarch, Mother Nature)

41. Mystic (Renunciate, Anchorite, Hermit)

42. Networker (Messenger, Herald, Courier, Journalist, Communicator)

43. Pioneer (Explorer, Settler, Pilgrim, Innovator)

44. Poet

45. Priest (Priestess, Minister, Rabbi, Evangelist)

46. Prince

47. Prostitute

48. Queen (Empress)

49. Rebel (Anarchist, Revolutionary, Political Protester, Nonconformist, Pirate)

50. Rescuer

51. Saboteur

52. Samaritan

53. Scribe (Copyist, Secretary, Accountant--see also Journalist)

54. Seeker (Wanderer, Vagabond, Nomad)

55. Servant (Indentured Servant)

56. Shape-shifter (Spell-caster--see also Trickster)

57. Slave

58. Storyteller (Minstrel, Narrator)

59. Student (Disciple, Devotee, Follower, Apprentice)

60. Teacher (Instructor, see also Mentor)

61. Thief (Swindler, Con Artist, Pickpocket, Burglar, Robin Hood)

62. Trickster (Puck, Provocateur)

63. Vampire

64. Victim

65. Virgin (see also Celibate)

66. Visionary (Dreamer, Prophet, Seer--see also Guide, Alchemist)

67. Warrior (Soldier, Crime Fighter, Amazon, Mercenary, Soldier of Fortune, Gunslinger, Samurai)