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The Thousand-Faced Hero by the famous American historian, writer and thinker Joseph Campbell is a fundamental study of the mythology of mankind, which convincingly proves that all the myths of the world are built on the same matrix, which the author calls a "monomyth". Kotigoroshko, Prometheus, Ivan the Fool, Aeneas or Frodo - all these characters embark on their own heroic journey, the stages of which unfold according to a common pattern: the hero travels to the world of the Unknown, goes through inhuman trials, performs feats, for which he receives a gift, obtains a treasure and returns in glory. We admire mythical book or film heroes, but we often don't see anything heroic in ourselves, don't perceive our own lives as a heroic adventure. And in vain. Because in reality, each of us is a hero of our own myth, embarking on a personal heroic journey and, like Kotigoroshko or Frodo, having to defeat our own dragon and become the best version of ourselves. Campbell encourages us to become the heroes of our own lives, and this book is a guide to that goal. The Thousand-Faced Hero has been a source of inspiration for many famous scientists and artists, including George Lucas, the creator of the Star Wars film epic.