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These views are disputed by traditional and conservative biblical scholars who consider Samson to be a literal historical figure and thus refute any connections to mythological heroes.

That Samson was a " solar hero " has been described as " an artificial ingenuity ".

Some biblical scholars suggest that Samson's home tribe of Dan might have been related to the Philistines themselves.

" Dan " might be another name for the tribe of Sea Peoples otherwise known as the Denyen, Danuna, or Danaans.

If so, then Samson's origin might be entirely Aegean.

These speculations are in stark contrast to the historical depictions expressed in the Bible and are therefore mutually exclusive.