"The myth can be used to tell the simplest comic book story or the most sophisticated drama.  It grows and matures as new experiments are tried within its basic framework.  Changing the sex and ages of the basic characters only makes it more interesting and allows for ever more complex webs of understanding to be spun among them.  The essential characters can be combined or divided into several figures to show different aspects of the same idea.  The myth is infinitely flexible, capable of endless variation without sacrificing any of its magic, and it will outlive us all."    Christopher Vogler