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A culture hero is a mythological hero specific to some group (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 the most important legendary figure of a people, sometimes as the founder of its ruling dynasty.
Maui (mythology) – Great culture hero and trickster in Polynesian mythology. Ilya Muromets – Kievan Rus', heroic knight from the Russian bylinas. Merlin – Britain, the greatest Mage to have ever existed, it's unknown if he was real and if he was an alchemist or a priest. Nai Khanom Tom – Thailand, master of Muay Thai.
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Famous as a catalyst for Ragnarök. The precise nature of Loki's being defies clear classification, as there is little detail regarding his mother, but he is at least half-giant on his father's side. Māui - A Polynesian culture hero famous for his exploits and his trickery. Maximón - A cunning deity in modern Mayan tradition. Famous for being ...
Folklore consists of legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, fairy tales, stories, tall tales, and customs that are the traditions of a culture, subculture, or group. It is also the set of practices through which those expressive genres are shared.
This is a list of women who engaged in war, found throughout mythology and folklore, studied in fields such as literature, sociology, psychology, anthropology, film studies, cultural studies, and women's studies.
"American mythology" may also refer to the modern study of these representations, and to the subject matter as represented in the literature and art of other cultures in any period. Stories from American mythology are the primary sources of inspiration for stories and tall tales such as Bigfoot , Paul Bunyan , and The Lone Ranger .
Articles relating to legends, a genre of folklore that consists of a narrative featuring human actions perceived or believed both by teller and listeners to have taken place within human history. Narratives in this genre may demonstrate human values, and possess certain qualities that give the tale verisimilitude .