Dream Analysis » Dream Analysis, Jungian Psychology. Athene's Theory of Everything. The 12 Common Archetypes. The 12 Common Archetypes By Carl Golden The term "archetype" has its origins in ancient Greek.
The root words are archein, which means "original or old"; and typos, which means "pattern, model or type". The combined meaning is an "original pattern" of which all other similar persons, objects, or concepts are derived, copied, modeled, or emulated. The psychologist, Carl Gustav Jung, used the concept of archetype in his theory of the human psyche. Encyclopedia Mythica: mythology, folklore, and religion. Knowledge Files.