death and rebirth

• resurrectionRevival from death
• reincarnationSoul's rebirth after death
• phoenixSelf-immolating, regenerating bird
• cycleRepeating sequence of events
• renewalMaking current again

transformation · metamorphosis · ashes · rising · afterlife · karma · soul · rebirth · mortality · passage · transmigration · cocoon · caterpillar · butterfly · shedding · decay · bloom · seeds

• heroic taleshero's journey, epic poem, saga, odyssey, quest
• redemptionredemption arc, redeemed, forgiven, saved, moral redemption
• story tropesquest, hero's journey, plot twist, chosen one, red herring
• karmacomeuppance, good deeds, poetic justice, karmic debt, what goes around comes around
• reincarnationrebirth cycle, samsara, transmigration, past lives, soul transfer
• story archetypeshero, villain, mentor, trickster, quest