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Heroes in mythology and legend

  • MosesThe name Moses appears in the Book of Exodus with a folk etymology explaining its meaning. Pharaoh's daughter named him saying she drew him out of the water.
  • Robin HoodThe Lincoln Cathedral Manuscript, dating from approximately 1420, contains the earliest surviving reference to Robin Hood with the line "Robyn hode in…
  • GilgameshArchaeologists have uncovered a seal impression dated to circa 2600 BC that depicts Gilgamesh and a mythical bull between two lions.