Answer: archetypes

AnswerCrossword Clue
archetypesA recurrent symbol or motif in literature, art, or mythology
archetypesAn original that has been imitated
archetypesA very typical example of a certain person or thing
archetypesARCHETYPE, the original pattern or model from which copies are made also ARCHITYPE
archetypes(in Jungian psychology) A primitive mental image inherited from the earliest human ancestors, and supposed to be present in the collective unconscious