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...t that after the death of [[Achilles]] he was awarded the arms of the dead hero, to the fury of Ajax, who thought he had a better claim on them. ...ch the events parallel the Odyssey. Whereas the original epic presents the hero as a home-seeking man, Dante depicted him as a searcher, seeking out new ex

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...xplosive ordnance disposal. Hero of the Russian Federation and the earlier Hero of the Soviet Union were usually presented for high valor, although some we

...e to amend, we may still anticipate salvation from a messiah, a conquering hero, a ''deus ex machina'', or some other agent with power to fracture the unsu

...e race was won by [[Spiridon Louis]] of Greece, who thus became a national hero. In another nod to ancient times, [[throwing the discus]] was resurrected a

...sometimes spelt Herakles) was the [[son]] of [[Zeus]] and [[Alcmene]], a [[hero]] of superhuman strength and resourcefulness. As one of the illegitimate s

* [http://www.wamu.org/programs/dr/06/02/15.php Michael Kazin: "A Godly Hero" interview about Jennings on The Diane Rehm Show]

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...[Menelaus]], [[Odysseus]], [[Ajax]], and many others, pitted against the [[hero]]es of Troy, including [[Hector]] and, by one account in the ''[[Aeneid]]''

...being of the child. For example, in [[Greek mythology]], the parent of the hero [[Aeneas]] was [[Anchises]], but when time passed, the son carried the lame

...c of an hero. However, in [[literature]], particularly in [[tragedy]], the hero may also have [[Fatal flaw|serious flaws]] which lead to their downfall, e. ...ave worked better in the past: current trends may confuse heroes and their hero-worship with the cult of mere [[celebrity]].

...apparently the same year that O'Brine died. It is narrated by a nameless hero of Italian birth and more than one nationality, who joins the British under ...sanctuary of [[Gibraltar]]—since the book begins many years later with the hero's reflections as he visits the over-grown site of one of his early training

*the [[Fenian Cycle]], tales of the hero [[Fionn mac Cumhaill]] and his warriors, set around the 3rd century AD;

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...[Virgil]]'s [[Aeneid]]: when the Greeks broke into the city, the Trojan [[hero]] [[Aeneas]] had an opportunity to kill Helen but was dissuaded by his moth

...like a lizard or serpent. It was killed by the [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[hero]] [[Bellerophon]] who, mounted on the winged horse [[Pegasus]], shoved a hu

...English and publish them. The word "mabinogi" probably means a tale of a hero. ...rpreted as developments from the story of the birth, life and death of the hero Pryderi, but much changed. ''Pwyll Prince of Dyfed'' recounts his birth.

...n exceptionally competent, tough-minded British agent who is the fictional hero of four superior spy thrillers written in the late 1960s and early 1970s by

...mal-sized hero card and 32 others (which are all useable with the included hero card), and two booster packs; or in booster packs containing 15 game cards ...retail ''box'' of boosters will contain a ''Legendary'' card instead of a Hero card.

...s he tell his previous adventures, so that much of the narration is by the hero himself. Unlike the Iliad, the poem is episodic. ...the form of the Odyssey in that he started well into the story and had the hero narrate previous events. This form has been followed by others.