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Encyclopedia > Wise Old Man
A wise old man: "Philosopher in Meditation" by Rembrandt
A wise old man: "Philosopher in Meditation" by Rembrandt

The wise old man (or "Senex") is an archetype as described by Carl Jung. It is also a classic literary figure, and may be seen as a stock character.[1] Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2024x1735, 288 KB) Cropped version (for philosophy article). ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2024x1735, 288 KB) Cropped version (for philosophy article). ... Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (July 15, 1606 – October 4, 1669) is generally considered one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European art history and the most important in Dutch history. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... An archetype is a generic, idealized model of a person, object, or concept from which similar instances are derived, copied, patterned, or emulated. ... Carl Jungs partially autobiographical work Memories, Dreams, Reflections, Fontana edition Carl Gustav Jung (IPA: ) (July 26, 1875, Kesswil – June 6, 1961, Küsnacht) was a Swiss psychiatrist, influential thinker, and founder of analytical psychology. ... Old book bindings at the Merton College library. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ...


This kind of character is typically represented as a kind and wise, older father-type figure who uses personal knowledge of people and the world to help tell stories and offer guidance that, in a mystical way, may impress upon his audience a sense of who they are and who they might become, thereby acting as a mentor. He may occasionally appear as an absent-minded professor, losing track of his surroundings because of his thoughts. It has been suggested that Maître à penser be merged into this article or section. ... The absent-minded professor is a stock character of popular fiction usually portrayed as an academic with important information, but whose focus on their learning leads them to ignore their surroundings. ...


The wise old man is often seen to be in some way "foreign", that is, from a different culture, nation, or occasionally, even a different time, than those he advises. In extreme cases, he may be a liminal being, such as Merlin, who was only half human. The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Merlin dictating his poems, as illustrated in a French book from the 13th century. ...


In medieval chivalric romance and modern fantasy, he often appears as a wizard.[2] In the same works, he can also feature as a hermit, who often explained to the knights -- particularly those searching for the Holy Grail -- the significiance of their encounters.[3] As a literary genre, romance or chivalric romance refers to a style of heroic prose and verse narrative current in Europe from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. ... Smaug in his lair: an illustration for the fantasy The Hobbit Fantasy is a genre of art that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. ... otheruses|Magician}} The Enchanted Garden of Messer Ansaldo by Marie Spartali Stillman: a magician makes his garden bear fruit and flowers in winter. ... Onuphrius lived as a hermit in the desert of Upper Egypt in the late 4th century A hermit (from the Greek erēmos, signifying desert, uninhabited, hence desert-dweller) is a person who lives to some greater or lesser degree in seclusion and/or isolation from society. ... For historical artifacts associated with the cup of the Last Supper, see Holy Chalice. ...

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Terminology

Jung dubbed this character as a senex. This is Latin for old man in general, and in fact, two stock characters of the stage are the senex iratus, an old man who irrationally objects to the love of the younger characters, and the senex amans, an old man foolishly in love with a woman too young for him. This senex, unlike these characters, has grown old graciously. His wisdom is not only in his increased knowledge and judgment, but his knowing that younger people have taken on the role of hero, and that his position has changed to one of mentor. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The senex iratus or heavy father figure is a comic archetype character who belongs to the alazon or impostor group in theater, manifesting himself through his rages and threats, his obsessions and his gullibility. ... A senex amans is a dirty old man. The stereotypical senex amans would smoke a cigar, call women sweetheart and get turned on by tights. ...


Merlin fell from the role of senex to senex amans when he fell in love with Nimue; this lapse from judgment is what led to his being enchanted and imprisoned. In Arthurian legend, The Lady of the Lake gave King Arthur the sword known as Excalibur. ...


Examples

Historical

Xi Kang
Xi Kang

Seven Sages of Greece Image File history File links Xi_Kang. ... Image File history File links Xi_Kang. ... The Seven Sages (of Greece) (c. ...

Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove For other uses, see Solon (disambiguation). ... Athens (Greek: Αθήνα - Athína) is the largest city and capital of Greece, located in the Attica periphery of central Greece. ... Wall painting from Ephesus showing Chilon Chilon of Sparta or Chilo of Sparta was a Lacedaemonian, son of Damagetus and one of the Seven Sages of Greece. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Bias was the son of Teutamus and a citizen of Priene. ... Cleobulus was a native of Lindus, and the son of Evagoras. ... Pittacus was the son of Hyrradius, and one of the Seven Sages of Greece. ... Periander was the second tyrant of Corinth, Greece in the 7th century BC. He was the son of the first tyrant, Cypselus. ... The Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove were a group of Chinese Taoist scholars and writers who came together in the 3rd century CE. The group wished to escape the intrigues, corruption and stifling atmosphere of court life during the politically fraught Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. ...

Ruan Ji (Chinese: ) is one of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove. ... Xi Kang (嵇康) (223-262) was a Chinese author, poet, Taoist philosopher, and alchemist. ... Liu Ling (Chinese: ), born 221 and died 300, was a Chinese poet and scholar. ... Shan Tao (Chinese: ) is one of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove. ... Ruan Xian (Chinese: ) is one of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove. ... Xiang Xiu (Chinese: ) is one of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove. ... Wang Rong (Chinese: ) is one of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove. ...

Mythology

"Telemachus and Mentor" Illustration of Les Aventures de Télémaque by François Fénelon
Merlin instructing a young knight, from The Idylls of the King
Merlin instructing a young knight, from The Idylls of the King

This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... François de Salignac de la Mothe, more commonly known as François Fénelon (1651 - 1715), was a French Roman Catholic theologian, poet and writer. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (922x1210, 290 KB) Gustave Doré’s illustration of Lord Alfred Tennyson’s “Idylls of the King”, 1868. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (922x1210, 290 KB) Gustave Doré’s illustration of Lord Alfred Tennyson’s “Idylls of the King”, 1868. ... The Idylls of the King (1856 - 1885) are a cycle of poems by Alfred, Lord Tennyson that express the legend of King Arthur in terms of the psychology and concerns of nineteenth-century England. ... It has been suggested that Maître à penser be merged into this article or section. ... The bust of Zeus found at Otricoli (Sala Rotonda, Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican) Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the Ancient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. ... Merlin Ambrosius (Welsh: Myrddin Emrys (Merlin the Wise); also known as Myrddin Wyllt (Merlin the Wild), Merlin Caledonensis (Scottish Merlin), Merlinus, and Merlyn) is the personage best known as the mighty wizard featured in Arthurian legends, starting with Geoffrey of Monmouths Historia Regum Britanniae. ... The Matter of Britain or the Arthurian legend is a name given collectively to the legends that concern the Celtic and legendary history of the British Isles, especially those focused on King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table. ... A bronze Arthur in plate armour with visor raised and with jousting shield wearing Kastenbrust armour (early 15th century) by Peter Vischer, typical of later anachronistic depictions of Arthur. ... In Greek mythology, Nestor of Gerênia (Greek: Νέστωρ) was the son of Neleus, the King of Pylos, and Chloris. ... title page of the Rihel edition of ca. ... Everes redirects here. ... Beginning of the Odyssey The Odyssey (Greek Οδύσσεια (Odússeia) ) is one of the two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to the Ionian poet Homer. ... Oedipus the King (also known as Oedipus Rex and Oedipus Tyrannos) is a Greek tragedy, written by Sophocles around 427 BC. The play was the second of Sophocles three Theban plays to be produced, but its events occur before those of Oedipus at Colonus or Antigone. ... The bust of Zeus found at Otricoli (Sala Rotonda, Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican) Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the Ancient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. ... In the Epic of Gilgamesh, Utnapishtim (also known as the Sumerian character Ziusudra) is the wise king of the Sumerian city state of Shuruppak who, along with his wife, whose name was not mentioned in the story, survived a great flood sent by Enlil to drown every living thing on... The Epic of Gilgamesh is an epic poem from Babylonia and is among the earliest known literary works. ...

Literature

Hyrum Graff is a fictional character written about by Orson Scott Card, in several of his Ender and Shadow books. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Enders Game (1985) is the best-known novel by Orson Scott Card. ... Bruce Coville (b. ... My Teacher is an Alien is a four-book science fiction childrens book series by Bruce Coville. ... Gary Paulsen is an American writer, who writes many young adult coming of age stories about the wilderness. ... Dogsong is a novel by Gary Paulsen about an Eskimo teen, Russel Susskit, who is searching for answers about his life that he cannot find. ...

Fantasy literature

Allanon is a fictional character from the Shannara series of novels by Terry Brooks. ... Terry Brooks Terry Brooks (born January 8, 1944) is a writer of fantasy fiction. ... This article is about the fantasy series. ... Belgarath is a fictional character in the David Eddings book series The Belgariad followed by The Malloreon. ... David Eddings (born July 7, 1931) is an American author who has written several best-selling series of epic fantasy novels. ... The Belgariad is a five-book fantasy epic written by David Eddings. ... The Malloreon is a five part fantasy book series written by David Eddings, which follows The Belgariad. ... Brom is a fictional character in Christopher Paolinis Inheritance Trilogy. ... Christopher Paolini (born November 17, 1983) is an American writer. ... The Inheritance trilogy is the three book series, soon to be a major motion picture trilogy, about a young man named Eragon and his dragon Saphira. ... Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Joanne Rowling OBE (born July 31, 1965 in Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire), commonly known as J.K. Rowling (pronunciation: roll-ing; her former students used to joke with her name calling her the Rolling Stone), is a British fiction writer. ... This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... Symbol of Elminster Elminster Aumar (born in 212 DR), the Sage of Shadowdale, is a powerful wizard in the Forgotten Realms, a Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting. ... It has been suggested that Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting be merged into this article or section. ... For other uses, see Gandalf (disambiguation). ... John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE (January 3, 1892 – September 2, 1973) was an English philologist, writer and university professor, best known as the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. ... The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by the English academic J. R. R. Tolkien. ... Thomdril Thom Merrilin is one of the main characters of the Wheel of Time fantasy series by Robert Jordan. ... For other persons named Robert Jordan, see Robert Jordan (disambiguation). ... This article is about a fantasy series. ... Methusaleh is an old mouse in the Brian Jacques novel Redwall. ... Brian Jacques (James) Brian Jacques (born June 15, 1939) is an English author, best known for his Redwall series of fantasy books, as well as the Tribes of Redwall and Castaways of the Flying Dutchman series. ... Redwall was the first book in the eponymous series by Brian Jacques. ...

Comics

The Ancient One is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Doctor Strange is a fictional character, a comic book sorcerer and superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... This article is about the wizard character Shazam. ... Captain Marvel may refer to: Captain Marvel (DC Comics), a young boy who transforms into a superhero by saying the word Shazam!; originally published by Fawcett Comics and currently published by DC Comics. ... Prof. ... Hellboy is a fictional Dark Horse Comics character created by Mike Mignola. ... Alfred Pennyworth is a fictional supporting character in the DC Comics Batman series. ... Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... Benjamin Parker, often called Uncle Ben was a supporting character in the Marvel Universe’s Spider-Man stories. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... Charles Francis Xavier, also known as Professor X, is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, known as the leader and founder of the X-Men. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... Getafix is a major character in the Asterix comic books by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo. ... For other uses, see Asterix (disambiguation). ...

Television and film

The First Doctor is the name given to the first incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... Doctor Who is a long-running award-winning British science fiction television programme (and a 1996 television film) produced by the BBC. The series shows the adventures of a mysterious time-traveller known as the Doctor, who explores time and space in his TARDIS (Time And Relative Dimension(s) In... For the Californio, see William Edward Petty Hartnell. ... Denver Pyle as Uncle Jesse Duke in The Dukes of Hazzard Jesse L. Duke, also known as Uncle Jesse, was a fictional character in the American television series The Dukes of Hazzard which ran from 1979 to 1985. ... The Dukes of Hazzard is an American television series that originally aired on the CBS television network from 1979 to 1985. ... Michael Mickey Goldmill (April 7, 1905 - August 15, 1981) is a fictional boxing trainer created by Sylvester Stallone and portrayed by Burgess Meredith. ... Rocky is a 1976 film written by and starring Sylvester Stallone and directed by John G. Avildsen. ... The Karate Kid, a 1984 John G. Avildsen film, is a youth-oriented karate version of the hit boxing movie Rocky (also directed by Avildsen). ... The Karate Kid is a 1984 John G. Avildsen film starring Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita. ... American Ninja is a 1985 film produced by Menahem Golan and Yorum Globuss Cannon Films. ... American Ninja is a 1985 film produced by Menahem Golan and Yoram Globuss Cannon Films. ... Wilson W. Wilson Jr is a fictional character from the sitcom Home Improvement, played by Earl Hindman. ... Home Improvement is an American television sitcom starring actor/comedian Tim Allen, which ran from 1991 to 1999. ...

Science fiction

Derrial Book is a fictional character played by Ron Glass in the science-fiction/Western television series Firefly and its sequel movie, Serenity. ... Firefly is an American science fiction television series that premiered in the United States and Canada on September 20, 2002. ... Rupert Giles is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television program, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ... Buffy the Vampire Slayer is an Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated American cult television series that initially aired from March 10, 1997 until May 20, 2003. ... Thufir Hawat, portrayed by Freddie Jones in the 1984 movie Thufir Hawat, portrayed by Jan Vlasák in the Dune miniseries Thufir Hawat is a fictional character in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert. ... Dune is a science fiction novel written by Frank Herbert and published in 1965. ... Fishburne as Morpheus in The Matrix Revolutions Morpheus is the name of a fictional character (played by Laurence Fishburne) in the science fiction films, The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, and The Matrix Revolutions. ... The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction action film written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski and starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano and Hugo Weaving. ... Yoda is a fictional character from the Star Wars universe, who appears in all of the franchises films except for Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. ... Obi-Wan Ben Kenobi is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. ... Qui-Gon Jinn is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, portrayed by Liam Neeson in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. ... Star Wars is an epic science fantasy saga and fictional universe created by George Lucas during the late 1970s. ... Zordon is a powerful wizard in the Power Rangers universe, appearing in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers television series and many of its subsequent incarnations. ... The Saban-era logo for Power Rangers The Disney/Jetix-era logo for Power Rangers Power Rangers is a long-running childrens TV show adapted from the Japanese tokusatsu Super Sentai Series, but is not simply an English dub of the original. ...

Animation

South Burning In the fictional Gundam Universe, South Burning was a Federation pilot who served in the Earth Federation Forces as the commander of the Immortal 4th squad during the One Year War. ... Jerome Chef McElroy was a recurring character on the Comedy Central series South Park. ... This article is about the animated television series. ... Gennai in Digimon Adventure Gennai is a fictional character from the anime Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02 who serves as a guide to the Digital World. ... Digimon , short for デジタルモンスター dejitaru monsutā, Digital Monster) is a popular Japanese series of media and merchandise, including anime, manga, toys, video games, trading card games and other media. ... General Uncle Iroh is a fictional character voiced by Mako (in the first and second seasons) on the Nickelodeon animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. ... North Kaiō (King Kai or Lord of the Worlds) is a fictional character in the manga Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball Z, and the anime Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT. He is the Kaiô of the North quadrant of the galaxy, in which Earth resides. ... Muten-Rôshi (in English, the Invincible Old Master) is a fictional character in the manga Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball Z, and the anime Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball GT. He is a human. ... Karin (or Korin as he is known in FUNimations English dub of the series) is a fictional character in the Dragon Ball/ (US only: Dragon Ball Z) manga and Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball Z anime series. ... “Megami” redirects here. ... Dragon Ball Z logo (English manga). ... Professor Ochanomizu (お茶の水博士 Ochanomizu-hakase), also known as Dr. Packadermus Elefun, Professor Peaboy, and Dr. OShay, is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Astro Boy. ... Astro Boy is the American title for the Japanese animated series Tetsuwan Atom , which roughly translates to Mighty Atom and literally to Iron-arm Atom) first broadcast on Japanese television from 1963 to 1966. ... Space Battleship Yamato ) is a Japanese science fiction anime series and the name of its eponymous space craft. ... Space Battleship Yamato (or, alternately, Space Cruiser Yamato) is the English title for the Japanese science fiction anime series 宇宙戦艦ヤマト, created by Leiji Matsumoto. ... Disneys interpretation of Owl Owl is a fictional character in A. A. Milnes Winnie-the-Pooh books and in Disneys Winnie the Pooh cartoons. ... Winnie-the-Pooh, commonly shortened to Pooh and once referred to as Edward Bear, is a fictional bear created by A. A. Milne. ... This is a list of characters from the animated television series, ReBoot. ... ReBoot was a Canadian CGI animated series that was produced by Mainframe Entertainment, created by Gavin Blair, Ian Pearson, Phil Mitchell and John Grace, with the striking visuals created by Brendan McCarthy after an initial attempt by Ian Gibson. ... Rafiki is an anthropomorphized mandrill who first appeared in the Walt Disney Pictures animated film The Lion King. ... The Lion King is a 1994 animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. ... This article is for less prominent allies in the fictional universe of Disneys animated television series Kim Possible. ... Kim Possible is an American television series about a teenage crime fighter, who has the task of dealing with worldwide, family, and school issues every day. ... Red-Haired Shanks ) is a fictional character in the One Piece manga and anime. ... Serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump Monthly Shonen Jump Carlsen-Verlag Original run August 4, 1997 – (ongoing) No. ... Kisuke Urahara ) is a major character in the manga and anime series Bleach. ... Serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump Original run August 2001 – (ongoing) No. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Smurfs (originally Les Schtroumpfs in French) are a fictional group of small sky blue creatures who live somewhere in the forests of medieval Europe. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. ... For other uses, see Batman (disambiguation). ... Terry McGinnis (age 17). ... Batman Beyond (known as Batman of the Future in Europe, Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand) is an American animated television series created by The WB Television Network in collaboration with DC Comics as a continuation of the Batman legacy. ...

Computer and video games

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  1. ^ Northrop Frye, Anatomy of Criticism, p 151, ISBN 0-691-01298-9
  2. ^ Northrop Frye, Anatomy of Criticism, p 195, ISBN 0-691-01298-9
  3. ^ Penelope Reed Doob, The Idea of the Labyrinth: from Classical Antiquity through the Middle Ages, p 179-81, ISBN 0-8014-8000-0
  4. ^ Josepha Sherman, Once upon a Galaxy p 80 ISBN 0-87483-387-6

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See also

The elderly martial arts master is a stock character in martial arts films. ... Jungian psychology refers to a school of psychology originating in the ideas of Swiss psychologist Carl Jung and advanced by many other thinkers who followed in his tradition. ... American Square & Compasses Freemasonry is a worldwide fraternal organization. ... Onuphrius lived as a hermit in the desert of Upper Egypt in the late 4th century A hermit (from the Greek erēmos, signifying desert, uninhabited, hence desert-dweller) is a person who lives to some greater or lesser degree in seclusion and/or isolation from society. ... The Enchanted Garden of Messer Ansaldo by Marie Spartali Stillman: a magician makes his garden bear fruit and flowers in winter A magician, or wizard or sorcerer or several other possible names (see Names and terminology), is someone who uses or practices magic. ...

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