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An '''anti-hero''' is a leading character in a work of fiction whose qualities are the oppo Examples of the anti-hero in more recent literature include Jim Dixon, the lead character of the nove

The equine hero of a [[Western (genre)|Western]] television series, portrayed by a black st

...e many places in the [[Mediterranean Sea]] visited by the fleeing Trojan [[hero]] [[Aeneas]].

...hter, princess [[Lavinia]], who was fought over fiercely by two [[epic]] [[hero|heroes]] -- Aeneas and Turnus -- near the end of the ''Aeneid''.]] ...ile her husband favored a marriage to the [[Troy (ancient city)|Trojan]] [[hero]] [[Aeneas]]. Amata was a minor character in ''[[Aeneid|The Aeneid]]'' by [

...aturn, jealous wife (and sister) of Zeus; caused numerous troubles for the hero of the [[Aeneid]]]; especially despised Trojans.

...hon (Greece)|Marathon]]. Later, it was captured by the [[Athens|Athenian]] hero [[Theseus]]. In another account, the bull carried [[Europa]] to [[Crete]];

...on]], depicting resolution and a sense of exploring in old age. The Greek hero [[Odysseus]] was known as Ulysses to the Romans.

The teenage hero of the Ulaid in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, sometimes referred to

In Greek myth, the national hero of Athens, son of Aegeus, king of Athens (or the sea-god Poseidon) and of A

An [[epic poem]] written by [[Virgil]], which depicts the hero [[Aeneas]] fleeing from [[Troy (ancient city)]], journeying to [[Carthage]]

'''Tom Barry''' (1897-1980) was an Irish revolutionary and folk hero who lead a [[flying column]] during the [[Irish War of Independence]]. Foll

* the Roman name for the Greek hero [[Odysseus]]

...imeter]] of the triangle. This formula is known as the Heron's formula (or Hero's formula), named after the mathematician, [[Heron of Alexandria]].

...orgophone''' was a daughter of [[Perseus]], the [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[hero]] who slayed the [[monster]] [[Medusa]]. She was in a [[marriage]] [[relati

From [[Ancient Mesopotamia|Mesopotamian]] [[mythology]], a [[hero]] whose adventures are recounted in the fragmentary ''[[Epic of Gilgamesh]]

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...odern sense, a swashbuckler is either an adventurous, chivalrous, romantic hero, or a [[genre]] in literature, film and theatre, based on that archetype.

...n the [[Trojan War]]. According to Homer, he is killed battling with the [[hero]] [[Achilles]].

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