culture hero: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- A mythological or legendary figure credited with bringing knowledge, skills, technologies, laws, or other cultural goods to a people.
- A protagonist in traditional narratives who mediates between humanity and the supernatural and establishes cultural practices.
Examples
BetaIn many cultures, Prometheus is considered a culture hero who brought fire to humanity.
En muchas culturas, Prometeo es considerado un héroe cultural que trajo el fuego a la humanidad.
The legend tells of a culture hero who taught people how to farm and build shelters.
La leyenda habla de un héroe cultural que enseñó a la gente a cultivar y construir refugios.
Many ancient myths feature a culture hero responsible for establishing important traditions.
Muchas mitologías antiguas presentan un héroe cultural responsable de establecer tradiciones importantes.
- A contemporary individual widely admired for shaping, popularizing, or symbolizing the values, tastes, or identity of a particular culture or subculture.
Examples
BetaElvis Presley is often regarded as a culture hero for popularizing rock and roll worldwide.
Elvis Presley es frecuentemente considerado un héroe cultural por popularizar el rock and roll en todo el mundo.
Steve Jobs became a culture hero by shaping modern technology and design aesthetics.
Steve Jobs se convirtió en un héroe cultural al moldear la tecnología moderna y la estética del diseño.
She is seen as a culture hero in the skateboarding community for inspiring young athletes.
Ella es vista como un héroe cultural en la comunidad del skateboarding por inspirar a jóvenes atletas.
Examples:
- EN: Big culture hero.ES: Un héroe de gran cultura.
- EN: He was probably the first major alternative culture hero of Africa.ES: Era quizás el primer héroe de la contra-cultura en África.
- EN: Sam was a musical icon, a culture hero, who had reached out to white audiences, and had a real foothold in those white audiences, and could play a show like the Copa, and it's incredibly successful.ES: Sam era un ícono de la música, un héroe que llegó al público blanco, que logró afianzarse entre ellos, y que podía hacer un show como el Copa con un gran éxito.ID: Sam adalah ikon musik, pahlawan budaya, yang menjangkau penonton kulit putih, dan memiliki pijakan sejati di penonton, dan bisa bermain di acara seperti Copa yang menjadi sukses besar.
- EN: But he is a Ukrainian culture hero instead.HI: वैसे भी, वह यूक्रेन का एक हीरो है।
- EN: Saturday Night Live grew out of the dream of a legendary television entertainer who became a culture hero to his generation.TE: శనివారం రాత్రి ప్రత్యక్ష ప్రసారము తన తరానికి సంస్కృతి హీరోగా మారిన లెజెండరీ టెలివిజన్ ఎంటర్టైనర్ కల నుండి పెరిగింది.
- EN: They kill. of which she makes a gift to humanity through the agency of a culture hero.TE: ఇది ఎవరూ దాన్ని ఇప్పటికే ఎవరైనా స్పర్శించే నుండి, టచ్ కోరుకుంటున్నాడు ఒక చాప్ పోల్చి మానవత్వం యొక్క అందమైన సగం యొక్క ప్రతినిధి మార్చండి.
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