ar·che·type
noun
a very typical example of a certain person or thing.
"the book is a perfect archetype of the genre"
an original that has been imitated.
"the archetype of faith is Abraham "
synonyms: quintessence, essence, representative, model, embodiment, prototype, stereotype; More
a recurrent symbol or motif in literature, art, or mythology.
"mythological archetypes of good and evil"