Sentence:  <WSD>Archetypes</WSD> are figures and creatures that inhabit the pools of the world's mythology, folk tales, epics, and ballads. ... Thus <WSD>archetypes</WSD> are universal essences that we all recognize: the Mother, the Lover, the Trickster, the Spiritual and Temporal Leader, the Devil. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A character, object, or story that is based on a known character, object, or story.