ALL meanings of culture hero
cul·ture he·ro
C c - noun culture hero a mythical or mythicized historical figure who embodies the aspirations or ideals of a society. 1
- noun culture hero a mythical figure considered by a people to have furnished it the means of existence or survival, as by inventing their alphabet, teaching them husbandry, or stealing fire from the gods for them. 1
- noun culture hero (Idiomatic) A mythical character or real person who is renowned as the exemplar of the values or achievements of a society, group, or time period. 0