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Favourite Folklore/Mythological Figure?

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Most nations seem to have a rich sprinkling of mythology and folklore, full of great heroes and villains, wars and battles, monsters and Gods. So, who is your favourite? Which fabled figure do you enjoy hearing about the most?

For me, it's always going to be King Arthur of England (Although, his influence spreads through most of the British Isles.)
It's always struck me how our people - the very invaders the character fights against in some of the stories - would take him to our heart so much. But in many ways, he has become symbollic of the merge of cultures England was based on. Elements of Celt and Saxon polytheism, Medieval Knighthood, Christian concepts of virtue, English defiance in the face of invasion.
More, the Arthurian chivalric ideals are, to my mind, a beautiful philosophy of loyalty, charity and piety. A good life to strive for, even if it's a little unattainable.

But that's just me. How about you?
 
Medusa I always found her to be a very cool monster and I love her many stories.
 
If would be King Arthur for me too. So much so that I named my English cocker spaniel SirLancelot. I had the opportunity to get 2 cocker pups for free one girl one boy, I was going to name them King Arthur and Guinevere.

I read every Camelot book I could get my hands on.

BTW my grandmother's name was Guinevere.
 
I can't think of any that really, really impress me, but King Arthur and Robin Hood are as good as any. America is newer and has fewer legends, but there are some folk stories. None of them are dear to me but some I remember are; Hiawatha, Paul Bunyan, and Johnny Appleseed.
 
Alistair said:
If would be King Arthur for me too. So much so that I named my English cocker spaniel SirLancelot. I had the opportunity to get 2 cocker pups for free one girl one boy, I was going to name them King Arthur and Guinevere.

I read every Camelot book I could get my hands on.

BTW my grandmother's name was Guinevere.
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Have you tried The Mists of Avalon by Bradley? I read the first book twenty odd years ago, been meaning to read the rest ever since. Though at this point I'd have to reread the first one.
 
luckynumbah7 said:
Have you tried The Mists of Avalon by Bradley? I read the first book twenty odd years ago, been meaning to read the rest ever since. Though at this point I'd have to reread the first one.
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Dammit. Apparently I already read the whole series, I was under the impression when I double checked the author that she wrote three more when I wasn't looking. Apparently not. Anyway, good book.
 
luckynumbah7 said:
Have you tried The Mists of Avalon by Bradley? I read the first book twenty odd years ago, been meaning to read the rest ever since. Though at this point I'd have to reread the first one.
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I have an original first edition sitting in my closet. I've read all the books by TH White. The Coming of the King by Nickolai Tolstoy. Too many to remember them all.

The Camelot stories are what got me into reading Tolkien and Terry Brooks' Shannara series.
 
luckynumbah7 said:
Dammit. Apparently I already read the whole series, I was under the impression when I double checked the author that she wrote three more when I wasn't looking. Apparently not. Anyway, good book.
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Maybe you were thinking of TH White. Sword In The Stone, Once and Future King, the misguided knight.* Also a book about guinevere and on about merlin. Can't remember the titles

Correction The Ill Made Knight
 
for me it's a toss up between King Arthur and Odysseus

when I was a kid I loved reading about them...loved the movies too
 
medic1 said:
Since a kid it has been Jason and the quest for the Golden Fleece.
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I remember seeing the old Jason And The Argonauts movie on tv when I was a kid...loved that movie

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Cormac135 said:
Most nations seem to have a rich sprinkling of mythology and folklore, full of great heroes and villains, wars and battles, monsters and Gods. So, who is your favourite? Which fabled figure do you enjoy hearing about the most?

For me, it's always going to be King Arthur of England (Although, his influence spreads through most of the British Isles.)
It's always struck me how our people - the very invaders the character fights against in some of the stories - would take him to our heart so much. But in many ways, he has become symbollic of the merge of cultures England was based on. Elements of Celt and Saxon polytheism, Medieval Knighthood, Christian concepts of virtue, English defiance in the face of invasion.
More, the Arthurian chivalric ideals are, to my mind, a beautiful philosophy of loyalty, charity and piety. A good life to strive for, even if it's a little unattainable.

But that's just me. How about you?
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Not going to reference your source?

http://historum.com/general-history/99311-favourite-folkloric-mythological-figure.html
 
Horus.

Horus ejaculated into a lettuce, and gave it to his uncle Seth to eat. It began with a battle of wits on who would rule Egypt, but Uncle Seth wanted to discredit his nephew. When Seth tried to impregnate Horus, but Horus had Seth's penis in his hand, and after Seth spilled his seed, Horus went to his mother and got his hand cut off so it would not be on his person.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horus
 
Satyrs, because they're kinda sexy. And cliche, but Vampires because...who doesn't like vampires?
 
I guess it would be Count Dracula, and it predates my literacy. Mother gave each of us nicknames as children, and mine was a reference to my love of monsters even when I was a preschooler. I liked being frightened apparently.

Dracula as evolved in American cinema is a careful mix of elegance, evil, shrewdness, eliteness, and superpowers. And to this day, I have a soft spot for accents from Romania and the surrounding region, although less so Russian.

In general, I find the legends of the East Europeans appealing in their persistence, their darkness, and their mixture with romance.
 
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