Characters in epic poems
17 entries in the Characters in Epic Poems compendium.
Atra-Hasis (mythological character)Wise ruler of Shuruppak and hero of the flood epic.Aymeri de NarbonneLegendary knight of Charlemagne's era, conqueror of Narbonne.Banu GoshaspHeroine in Persian mythology, daughter of Rustam.DanelUgaritic culture hero and father of Aqhat.DeriadesKing of the Indians and primary antagonist to Dionysus.Don JuanLegendary fictional Spanish libertine and archetypal womanizer.ErichthoLegendary Thessalian witch and necromancer in Roman literature.EvangelineFictional Acadian heroine of Longfellow's epic poem.Fumo LiyongoSwahili hero, poet, and nearly invulnerable archerGirart de VienneTwelfth-century chanson de geste by Bertrand de Bar-sur-Aube.GurughliHero of a Turkic epic who avenges wrongs and defends his people.Kuzman KapidanLegendary hero of Bulgarian and Macedonian epic poetry.Maria BohuslavkaLegendary Ukrainian heroine who freed imprisoned Cossacks.SudsakornHero of a Thai epic, son of a mermaid.TyushtyaDemigod, first Moksha king, and bringer of harvest.Urraca of ZamoraLeonese infanta who inherited Zamora and shaped a succession crisis.William of GelloneFrankish duke, saint, and epic hero of medieval song.
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