Belly of the Whale

== English == === Alternative forms === belly of the whale (less common) === Etymology === Coined by Joseph Campbell in 1949. Probably an allusion to the book of Jonah in the Bible, in which Jonah was swallowed by a great fish. === Noun === Belly of the Whale A story element which represents the final separation from a hero's known world and self. === See also === monomyth