22 Steps

1. Mother is a royal virgin
2. Father is a king
3. Near relative of his mother
4. Circumstances of conception unusual
5. Son of God
6. Attempt to kill him at birth
7. Spirited away in avoidance
8. Raised by foster parents in far country
9. Told nothing of childhood
10. Returns to future kingdom at manhood
11. After vicotry over king/giant/dragon/beast
12. Marries princess, daughter of predecessor
13. Becomes King
14. Reigns uneventfully
15. Prescribes laws
16. Later loses favor with Gods/subjects
17. Is driven from throne/city
18. Meets mysterious death
19. At the top of a hill
20. His children, if any, do not succeed him
21. Body is not buried
22. Has one or more holy sepulchers