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62 matches to Hero
Achilles. Greek hero of Trojan Wars, invulnerable except for his heel, subject of Homer’s Iliad.
Aeneas. Trojan hero of Virgil’s Aeneid.
Ajax. Greek hero of Trojan Wars.
Argonauts. Greek heroes who pursued the golden fleece.
Bara, Joseph. 1779-93. French Republican child hero.
Beowulf. 8C Hero of Old English poem set in Denmark.
Birch, John. -1945. US missionary killed in China. Cold War hero of John Birch Society.
Borodin, Aleksander. 1833-87. Russian heroic composer. Prince Igor 1869.
Bourdelle, Antoine. 1861-1929. French sculptor. Simplified Greek style of heroic energy. Heracles 1910.
Brock, Isaac. 1769-1812. British military commander. Upper Canada hero in War of 1812.
Bucchero Ware. 7-5C BC Shiny black Etruscan pottery.
Carlyle, Thomas. 1795-1881. Scottish writer: Heroes and Hero Worship 1841. Cromwell’s Letters 1845. -“Britain-the chosen nation”.
Cherokee. Indian tribe removed 1838-9 to Oklahoma. Trail of Tears.
Cid, El. (Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar). c1043-99. Spanish hero, who fought for Moors and Christians. Idealized in 1140 epic El Cantar de mio Cid. Conquered and ruled Valencia 1094-99.
Cimon. c510-451BC. Athenian hero of Persian Wars.
Cincinnatus. 5C BC. Roman hero and statesman.
Dabrowski, Jan. 1755-1818. Polish general under Napoleon, hero in rebellion vs Russia.
Don Quixote. Cervantes’ idealist 16C hero who attacks sheep and tilts at windmills.
Empire. Style of Art. 1804-14. Classical heroic grandiose trend from Napoleon’s court. Arc de Triomphe, 1806.
Expressionism. 1920-24. German drama style showing writers’ feelings. Author/hero.
Fortunatus. Hero with inexhaustible purse in 15C German lit.
Hercules. Roman hero = Greek Heracles.
Herod. 73-4BC. King of Judaea 37BC-. Massacre of the Innocents.
Herod Antipas. 21BC-39 AD. Galileen king 4BC-. Killed John the Baptist for Salome.