Folklore And Mythic Heroes
20 entries in the Folklore And Mythic Heroes compendium.
KrampusHorned companion of Saint Nicholas who punishes naughty children.MephistophelesDemon from German folklore, chief devil in the Faust legend.Paul BunyanGiant lumberjack whose tall tales shaped America's wild frontier.Pied Piper of HamelinLegendary piper who lured rats and children from Hamelin.Robin HoodLegendary English outlaw and folk hero.Santa ClausLegendary gift-bringer on Christmas Eve.ScheherazadeLegendary narrator and framing character of One Thousand and One Nights.Sinbad the SailorFictional mariner and hero of a story-cycle in One Thousand and One Nights.SinterklaasLegendary gift-giver based on Saint Nicholas, celebrated in the Low Countries.Mother GooseImaginary author of fairy tales and nursery rhymes.Tooth fairyFolkloric figure who exchanges lost baby teeth for payment.MarianneNational personification of the French Republic since the Revolution.MoominsWhite, round trolls from Moominvalley created by Tove Jansson.MomotarōHero of Japanese folklore born from a giant peach.NasreddinA folk hero of humorous tales across the Muslim world.NezhaProtection deity reborn from lotus, slayer of dragons.PandavaFive legendary brothers and central figures of the Mahabharata.Lech, Czech, and RusLegendary Slavic brothers who founded three nations.Uncle SamNational personification of the United States government.Rosie the RiveterAllegorical icon of women's wartime factory work.
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