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"Grey Wolf" – Gino Polli, Italian army official leader in First World War, hero of the battles of the Piave river, sniper of special forces, in charge of suicide missions "Gin" – Charles W. Styer, U.S. ace submarine commander [4] William Stovall, Jr., U.S. submarine commander [4] "Ginger" – W. H. D. Boyle, British admiral
Greek name Etruscan name Notes Achilles: Achle, Achile [1] Legendary hero of the Trojan War: Actaeon: Ataiun [2] Admetus: Atmite [3] Adonis: Atunis [3] Agamemnon: Achmemrun [1] Legendary king of Mycenaean Greece: Aitolos: Etule: Confused with his brother, Epeios, who built the Trojan horse [4] Ajax, son of Telamon Ajax, son of Oileus: Aivas ...
Jack Mary Ann - A folk hero from the Wrexham area of north Wales whose fictionalised exploits continue to circulate in local folklore. Jacob - Biblical Patriarch and the ancestor of the Israelites. John the Conqueror - Character who appears in many stories from the African American tradition. He is a slave that is so much smarter than any slave ...
This is a list of folk heroes, a type of hero – real, fictional or mythological – with their name, personality and deeds embedded in the popular consciousness of a people, mentioned frequently in folk songs, folk tales and other folklore; and with modern trope status in literature, art and films.
A-Force; A-Team; All-Winners Squad; Alpha Flight; Annihilators; Avengers; Avengers A.I; Avengers of the Supernatural; Avengers Unity Division; Captain America Corps
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.
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains is a list of the one hundred greatest screen characters (fifty each in the hero and villain categories) as chosen by the American Film Institute in June 2003. It is part of the AFI 100 Years... series. The list was first presented in a CBS special hosted by Arnold Schwarzenegger.
See the separate page List of names of Odin for more Odin kennings. N: Odin: Hanged god Odin hung on the Tree of Knowledge for nine days in order to gain wisdom. N: person voice-bearer reordberend: OE: Dream of the Rood: poetry Grímnir's lip-streams Grímnir is one of the names of Odin. N: Þórsdrápa: raven swan of blood Ravens ate the dead ...