Mythological & Legendary Figures
21 entries in the Mythological & Legendary Figures compendium.
KrampusHorned companion of Saint Nicholas who punishes naughty children.Lech, Czech, and RusLegendary Slavic brothers who founded three nations.MarianneNational personification of the French Republic since the Revolution.MephistophelesDemon from German folklore, chief devil in the Faust legend.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 Hindu epic Mahabharata.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 ClausThe Christmas Eve gift-bringer whose legend blends Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas and older lore.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 Dutch gift-giver based on Saint Nicholas, patron of children.Sweeney ToddFictional barber who murdered customers and baked them into pies.Tooth fairyFolkloric figure who exchanges baby teeth for small payments.Uncle SamNational personification of the United States government.MoominsWhite, round trolls from Moominvalley created by Tove Jansson.Mother GooseImaginary author of fairy tales and nursery rhymes.Rosie the RiveterAllegorical icon of women's wartime factory work.
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