Trope Namers/Oral Tradition

Religion and Mythology

Thanks to years and years of written and Oral Tradition, the following ideas are, quite literally, the oldest Trope Namers in the book.


 * Arthurian Legend
 * Black Knight
 * Excalibur in the Stone
 * Fisher King


 * The Bible (and Judeo-Christian topics in general)
 * Adam and Eve Plot
 * Adam and or Eve
 * The Antichrist
 * Archangel Gabriel
 * Archangel Michael
 * Archangel Raphael
 * Bowdlerize
 * Cain and Abel
 * Crystal Dragon Jesus
 * Curse of Babel
 * David Versus Goliath
 * The Devil
 * Deal with the Devil
 * Devil's Advocate
 * The Devil Is a Loser
 * Speak of the Devil
 * Sympathy for the Devil
 * Everyone Is Jesus in Purgatory
 * Everyone Is Satan in Hell
 * Finding Judas
 * Forbidden Fruit
 * A God Am I
 * Hijacked by Jesus
 * Hippie Jesus
 * A House Divided
 * I Am Legion
 * If Jesus, Then Aliens
 * Jacob and Esau
 * Jesus Saves
 * Jesus Taboo
 * Jesus Was Way Cool
 * Judgment of Solomon
 * Kung Fu Jesus
 * Looks Like Jesus
 * The Messiah
 * Messianic Archetype
 * Dark Messiah
 * Moses in the Bulrushes
 * No Such Thing as Space Jesus
 * No Such Thing as Wizard Jesus
 * Number of the Beast
 * Pals with Jesus
 * The Promised Land
 * Satan
 * Sins of Our Fathers
 * The Scourge of God
 * Tower of Babel
 * The Uriah Gambit
 * Word of God


 * Buddhism
 * 108


 * Chinese Mythology
 * Celestial Bureaucracy
 * The Four Gods
 * Moon Rabbit


 * Greek Mythology
 * Achilles Heel
 * Achilles in His Tent
 * All Amazons Want Hercules
 * Amazon Brigade
 * Apple of Discord
 * Cassandra Truth
 * Cupid Hates Odd Couples
 * Gaia's Vengeance
 * Hades Shaded
 * Hermaphrodite
 * The Hecate Sisters
 * Hot Amazon
 * Hydra Problem
 * Fauns and Satyrs
 * Forged by the Gods
 * Launcher of a Thousand Ships.
 * Living Aphrodisiac
 * Lotus Eater Machine
 * Nemean Skinning
 * No Guy Wants an Amazon
 * Our Centaurs Are Different
 * Pegasus
 * Primordial Chaos
 * Prongs of Poseidon
 * The Cassandra
 * The Mentor
 * The Underworld
 * Trojan Horse
 * Trojan Prisoner
 * Our Titans Are Different
 * Oedipus Complex
 * Scylla and Charybdis
 * Watching Troy Burn
 * Woman Scorned
 * World's Most Beautiful Woman
 * World's Strongest Man


 * Norse Mythology
 * Ragnarok Proofing
 * Ring of Fire
 * Valkyries
 * "Ride of the Valkyries" (Richard Wagner composition)


 * William Tell
 * William Telling