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The Odyssey The Odyssey
Odyssey, The One of the great epics of ancient Greece, the Odyssey tells the story of the struggles and triumphs of the hero Odysseus as he made his way home after the Trojan War*. Pursued by the sea god Poseidon*, but aided both by his own cunning and by the goddess Athena*, Odysseus overcame... Read more
Hero (Greek) Hero (Greek)
Hero in Greek mythology, priestess of Aphrodite in Sestos. Her lover, Leander, swam the Hellespont nightly from Abydos to see her. During a storm the light by which she guided him blew out, and he drowned. Hero, in despair, then threw herself into the sea. Christopher Marlowe's poem Hero and... Read more
Odyssey Odyssey
Odyssey, The One of the great epics of ancient Greece, the Odyssey tells the story of the struggles and triumphs of the hero Odysseus as he made his way home after the Trojan War*. Pursued by the sea god Poseidon*, but aided both by his own cunning and by the goddess Athena*, Odysseus overcame... Read more
Xibalba Xibalba
Xibalba In the mythology of the Maya of Middle America, Xibalba (place of fright) was an underground realm of the dead. Caves and pools of water served as entry points to the realm. During the later part of its history, the Mayan empire was sometimes called the empire of ... Read more
Apollonius Rhodius Apollonius Rhodius
Apollonius Rhodius , fl. 3d cent. BC, epic poet of Alexandria and Rhodes. He became librarian at Alexandria. His extant work, the Argonautica, is a Homeric imitation in four books on the story of the Argonaut heroes.... Read more
Robin Hood Robin Hood
Robin Hood legendary hero of 12th-century England who robbed the rich to help the poor. Chivalrous, manly, fair, and always ready for a joke, Robin Hood reflected many of the ideals of the English yeoman. He lived in Sherwood Forest with Little John (his chief archer), Friar Tuck, Maid Marion (his... Read more
Vila Vila
Vila Vili were nymphs who frequented the forests at the bases of the Eastern Alps. According to popular belief, they could be seen traversing glades, mounted on stags, or driving from peak to peak on chariots of clouds. Old Serbian ballads tell how Marko, the great hero of ancient Serbia, was... Read more
Adam Mickiewicz Adam Mickiewicz
Adam Mickiewicz A poet and Polish nationalist, Adam Bernard Mickiewicz (1798–1855) occupies a central position in the literature of his country. Polish students study and memorize his epic poem Pan Tadeusz (Master Thaddeus), and his writings have effectively connected the cause of Polish... Read more
William Edmonstoune Aytoun William Edmonstoune Aytoun
Aytoun, William Edmonstoune (1813–65), is remembered for his share of the Bon Gaultier ballads (1845), and for his Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers (1849). Modelled on Sir W. Scott and Macaulay, these patriotic ballad-romances were based on stories of Montrose, Dundee, and other Scottish... Read more
Guy of Warwick Guy of Warwick
Guy of Warwick , English legendary hero, popularized by an anonymous 14th-century rhymed romance. Guy won the earl of Warwick's daughter and saved England from the Danes by killing the giant Colbrand; he later renounced worldly vanities and ended his days as a hermit. The story probably has a... Read more

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Objects of Our Affection: Tale of 'Boot Camp' Taught A Young Boy to Stand Tall
Newspaper article from: Forward ...baseball's St.Louis Cardinals and the hapless St...German, Italian, Polish andAfrican-Americans...Camp." The book tells the story of Robert "Buck...and in the endis a hero to his shipmates...For me, Buck was a hero, I ...
Benediction For Two Priests; `Answering God's Call' Is a Study in Faith
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post ...live in a little one-story red-brick house in Polish American Baltimore...Mrs. Rozanski tells the camera. There...Channel 7. On Sept. 18, Cardinal James Hickey, head...to Father Ray, the hero of the network's...

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