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mythology, literature, history and psychology, and hero designations are described here with attribution.","purpose":"Let an agent explain the concept of the hero across myth, literature and history, describe hero types and the hero journey with attribution, present contested hero designations neutrally, and support cultural analysis.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Admiration","Narrative role","Community conferral","Contested cases"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"understand","name":"Understand","description":"What a hero is.","layers":[{"id":"concept","name":"Concept","description":"Concept and types.","findings":[{"id":"concept-finding","name":"Concept","description":"Concept.","questions":[{"text":"What makes a figure a hero, and how do mythological, folk, national, fictional and real-life heroes differ?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Is a hero designation being asserted or 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