This paper is concerned with mythology as a discursive practice of journalistic storytelling. By adopting a discourse-mythological approach, I analyse Mail Online articles about UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader, Nigel Farage. Archetypal traits of mythological Heroism in the Mail Online are constructed through the ideological mechanisms of populist discourse; through Farage's image as a man of the people who distinguishes himself from the political establishment. It is through the Hero myth that we see a distinct trait of this archetypal convention: the Hero's journey. Farage is constructed as a man on a mission, fighting against the odds, overcoming trials and tribulations in his efforts to win the United Kingdom's democratic power back from the European Union. Mythological conventions function to suppress ideological, historical and contextual complexities that contradict Farage's image as a man of the people. By exploring archetypal traits of the Hero myth in Farage's rhetoric and the Mail's reporting, this analysis shows how discursive constructions of mythology have functioned to support and promote the ideological agenda and political objectives of UKIP.