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A culture hero is a mythological hero specific to a group of people (cultural, ethnic, religious, etc.), who changes the world through invention or discovery.A typical culture hero might be credited as the discoverer of fire or agriculture, songs, tradition, law or religion, and is usually one of the most important legendary figures of a people, sometimes as the founder of its ruling dynasty.
Geronimo – United States, Apache military leader and medicine man, fought the United States army during the late 19th century, defending his homeland and people. Gauchito Gil – Argentina, legendary outlaw gaucho. Salvatore Giuliano – Sicily, the historian Eric Hobsbawm described him as the last of the "people's bandits" (à la Robin Hood).
List of deified people in Greek mythology; List of Homeric characters This page was last edited on 13 February 2025, at 04:11 (UTC). Text is available under ...
Lugh - legendary hero and High King of Ireland, god of leadership, skills, the sun, and alliances, associated with friends. Maine mac Darthacht - owner of a cloak fastened by eight stones; Manannán mac Lir - god of the sea, like his father Lir; Nuada Airgetlám - first king of the Tuatha Dé Danann; Ogma - warrior-poet, said to have invented ...
Legendary people by religion (3 C) L. Legendary hunters (1 C, 3 P) Legendary lovers (4 P) M. Legendary monarchs (10 C, 77 P) P. Legendary progenitors (5 C, 135 P) R.
Both Eastern and Western cultural traditions ascribe special significance to words uttered at or near death, [4] but the form and content of reported last words may depend on cultural context. There is a tradition in Hindu and Buddhist cultures of an expectation of a meaningful farewell statement; Zen monks by long custom are expected to ...
Artistic depiction of a Yeti, a mythical humanoid taller than an average human said to inhabit the Himalayan region of Nepal, Bhutan, and Tibet.. Mythic humanoids are legendary, folkloric, or mythological creatures that are part human, or that resemble humans through appearance or character.
This is a list of people known as the Great, or the equivalent, in their own language. Other languages have their own suffixes, such as Persian e Bozorg and Hindustani e Azam . In Persia, the title "the Great" at first seems to have been a colloquial version of the Old Persian title "Great King" ( King of Kings , Shahanshah ).