Like most myths and ideas in general, they come from a reasonable place, but they just get a little out of control and become blindly followed as styles and techniques change. (fashioninflight.com)
Campbell said that most myths contain some common elements — heroes start out as lowly mortals, they receive some sort of call to adventure and divine assistance to get started, encounter obstacles along the way, go through a transformation, and return to where they started as a hero, changed for the better. (theabundantartist.com)