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"Discover the bravest, strongest, and most fantastic heroes from myths and folklore around the world and through the ages. Eye-catching illustrations and unforgettable stories bring their adventures to life in this classic collection"--

Legendary heroes--

Founders and rulers.

Romulus -- Narmer -- Theseus -- Anawrahta Minsaw -- Hiawatha -- Ñaimlap -- Manco Cápac Helpful deities -- Dido -- Boudicca -- Ragnar Lothbrok -- Lugh -- Gilgamesh -- Huangdi -- Jimmu -- Septimia Zenobia -- Hippolyta -- Arthur -- Knights of the Round Table -- Medb -- Eight Deer Jaguar Claw --

Formidable warriors.

Beowulf -- Bellerophon -- Perseus -- Heracles: the labors of Heracles -- Issun-bōshi -- Sigurd -- Dynamic duos -- Twin fighters -- Mama Huaco -- Achilles -- Hector -- The Trojan War -- Atalanta -- Yennenga -- Cú Chulainn -- Uncommon origins -- Mulan -- Brynhild -- Rostam: the adventures of Rostam -- Lancelot -- Fionn Mac Cumhaill -- The Fianna -- Arash -- Aeneas -- Kintarō -- Arjuna -- Karna -- The warriors of Kurukshetra -- Lāčplēsis -- Ilya Muromets -- Tomoe Gozen -- Triệu Thị Trinh -- Thánh Gióng -- Hang Tuah -- Mu Guiying -- Tools of war -- Dihya -- Hangaku Gozen -- Aliguyon -- Shikhandi -- Eklavya -- Vorvong --

Daring adventurers.

Odysseus -- The ordeals of Odysseus -- Kupe -- Perceval -- Yamato Takeru -- Sinbad: the seven voyages of Sinbad -- Jason -- Orpheus -- Romantic heroes -- Väinämöinen -- Bari -- Lemminkäinen -- Hunahpu and Xbalanque -- Etana -- Yudhishthira --

Champions of the people.

Māui -- Glooscap -- Amirani -- Oghuz Khagan -- Jack -- Waligóra and Wyrwidąb -- Momotarō -- Animal allies -- Hou Yi -- Bochica -- Makkoma -- Yu the Great -- Moremi Ajasoro -- Köroğlu -- Angabo -- William Tell -- Cloelia -- Raja Rasalu -- Robin Hood -- John Henry -- Joe Magarac -- Paul Bunyan --

Magicians and tricksters.

Gwydion -- Medea -- Tsunade -- Jiraiya -- Mwindo -- Hildr -- Aladdin -- Magical objects -- San Martin Txiki -- Aldar Kose -- Kauras -- Scheherazade -- Morgiana -- Francisco El Hombre --

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