Basically the title. In the US I’ve heard the fables of King Arthur and Robin Hood constantly. What are some other fabled heroes from antiquity that are less well known? Something from a non-Western culture.

  • davel [he/him]@lemmy.ml
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    10 months ago

    I got nothin’ but this tangent: J.R.R. Tolkien did his world building and the novels they’re set in because he was jelly of the rich mythology of the neighboring northern European countries, and wanted England to have its own. I guess King Arthur and Robin Hood wasn’t good enough for him.

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      10 months ago

      He actually translated the Green Knight from its original old English so he did enjoy some mythology of England prior to his bestsellers.