Includes index.

1 What Are Archetypes, and Why Should Writers Use Them? 7 -- 2 How to Use the Archetypes 14 -- II Creating Female Heroes and Villains -- 3 Aphrodite: The Seductive Muse and the Femme Fatale 21 -- 4 Artemis: The Amazon and the Gorgon 32 -- 5 Athena: The Father's Daughter and the Backstabber 41 -- 6 Demeter: The Nurturer and the Overcontrolling Mother 50 -- 7 Hera: The Matriarch and the Scorned Woman 59 -- 8 Hestia: The Mystic and the Betrayer 67 -- 9 Isis: The Female Messiah and the Destroyer 75 -- 10 Persephone: The Maiden and the Troubled Teen 83 -- III Creating Male Heroes and Villains -- 11 Apollo: The Businessman and the Traitor 95 -- 12 Ares: The Protector and the Gladiator 105 -- 13 Hades: The Recluse and the Warlock 113 -- 14 Hermes: The Fool and the Derelict 122 -- 15 Dionysus: The Woman's Man and the Seducer 130 -- 16 Osiris: The Male Messiah and the Punisher 139 -- 17 Poseidon: The Artist and the Abuser 147 -- 18 Zeus: The King and the Dictator 156 -- IV Creating Supporting Characters -- 19 Introduction to Supporting Characters 167 -- 20 Friends 169 -- 21 Rivals 177 -- 22 Symbols 186 -- V Feminine and Masculine Journeys -- 23 Introduction to Archetypal Journeys 191 -- 24 Plotting the Feminine Journey 199 -- 25 Plotting the Masculine Journey 243 -- Feminine Journey Worksheet 279 -- Masculine Journey Worksheet 282 -- Journey Differences 285 -- Societal/Gender Differences 286.