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Female folklore characters (4 C, 2 P) H. Heroes in mythology and legend (11 C, 142 P) Holiday characters (5 C, 37 P) P. Folklore people (4 C, 1 P) S. Stock characters ...
This is a list of folk heroes, a type of hero – real, fictional or mythological – with their name, personality and deeds embedded in the popular consciousness of a people, mentioned frequently in folk songs, folk tales and other folklore; and with modern trope status in literature, art and films.
Saci - A Brazilian folklore character, a one-legged black or mulatto youngster with holes in the palms of his hands, who smokes a pipe and wears a magical red cap. Sang Kancil, the mouse-deer trickster of Malaysian and Indonesian folklore. Scheherazade, the heroine in the frame story of the One Thousand and One Nights.
Characters in Greek mythology (17 C, 307 P) H. Characters in Hindu mythology (7 C, 69 P) I. Indian legendary characters (5 C, 9 P) Characters in Irish mythology (3 C ...
Valkyrie – Female figure from Norse mythology, chooses who lives and who dies in battle. Vampire – Being from Slavic folklore who subsists by feeding on the life essence of the living, generally in the form of blood. Vættir – Nature spirits in Scandinavian folklore. Vila – Slavic version of nymphs or fairies, with the power of the wind.
A folk hero or national hero is a type of hero – real, fictional or mythological – with their name, personality and deeds embedded in the popular consciousness of a people, mentioned frequently in folk songs, folk tales and other folklore; and with modern trope status in literature, art and films.
English folklore has continued to differ according to region, although there are shared elements across the country. [3] The folktales, characters and creatures are often derived from aspects of English experience, such as topography, architecture, real people, or real events. [4]
Folklore characters (10 C, 36 P) Folklore creatures (8 C, 7 P) Cuisine by culture (3 C, 8 P) H. Herbalism (9 C, 52 P) Human sacrifice in folklore and mythology (3 C ...