The hero, who is himself, is represented as a pilgrim in the storied lands of the East, a sort of Faustus type, who, to quote from Professor Book again, `` even in the pleasure gardens of Sardanapalus can not cease from his painful search after the meaning of life.

Though it centers around the brilliant and enigmatic figure of Charles 12,, the true hero is not finally the king himself.

Each is still glorified as a national hero.

If we remove ourselves for a moment from our time and our infatuation with mental disease, isn't there something absurd about a hero in a novel who is defeated by his infantile neurosis??

As the hero, Mitchell Courtenay, explains before his conversion, the job of advertising is `` to convince people without letting them know that they're being convinced ''.

The private detective ( at least in the minds of listeners and readers all over the country ) is an individual hero fighting injustice.

In addition to his experiments in reading poetry to jazz, Patchen is beginning to use the figure of the modern jazz musician as a myth hero in the same way he used the figure of the private detective a decade ago.

he is far from being a literary hero, yet is a creative artist.

`` The hero of his next poem is Napoleon Bonaparte '', said Claire, with slightly overdone carelessness.

He is most effective in the ordinary business of the House, and in the legislative accomplishments of this session, he easily rose to great occasion -- even at the height of unpleasantness and exciting legislative struggle -- and as the Nation witnessed these contests, he rose, even as admitted by those who differed with him, to the proportions of a hero and a noble partisan.

Marcellus, the hero, is beset from all sides by the problems of approaching manhood.

In this historic square are several statues, but the one that stands out over the others is that of Gen. Andrew Jackson, hero of the Battle of New Orleans.

Their secondary hero is another pro, Willie Chisholm, who drank his lunch during another Open and tried to blast his way out of a rock-strewn gully.

For the hero of this work by John Osborne and Anthony Creighton is a chap embittered by more than the lack of beer during a jam session.

Since the hero, a sterling and upright fellow, is a rich Brown senior, while two Yalies are cast as virtual rapists, I suppose I should disqualify myself from sitting in judgment on `` Where The Boys Are '', but I shall do nothing of the sort.

This scene is a `` white ballet '' in which a lovelorn hero searches for his departed love's spirit among twenty-eight extraordinarily beautiful `` shadows '' who can all dance like nothing human -- which, of course, is altogether fitting.

However, at the same time Montgomery selects as his hero De Gaulle, who is a militarist dominated by political ambitions.

With this derivation, the name would have a double meaning in the poem: When the hero is functioning rightly, his men bring grief to the enemy, but when wrongly, his men get the grief of war.

Upon his assumption into immortality on Olympus, Heracles is given ambrosia by Athena, while the hero Tydeus is denied the same thing when the goddess discovers him eating human brains.

Atë, Greek for ' ruin, folly, delusion ', is the action performed by the hero, usually because of his / her hubris, or great pride, that leads to his / her death or downfall.

The story of Ajax was frequently made use of by ancient poets and artists, and the hero who appears on some Locrian coins with the helmet, shield, and sword is probably this Ajax.

The convention of superheroes wearing masks ( frequently without visible pupils ) and skintight unitards originated with Lee Falk's comic strip hero The Phantom.

Sidekicks frequently serve as an emotional connection, especially when the hero is depicted as detached and distant, traits which would normally generate difficulty in making the hero likable.

MacGuffins are frequently found in ' quest ' fantasy stories as the magic artifact which the hero must recover in order to save his village, world, or family.

It described the admiral as a true man who had to overcome many dangers and difficulties quite frequently alone, not just a hero among the clouds.

Renaud de Montauban, ( also spelled Renaut, Renault, Italian: Rinaldo di Montalbano, Dutch: Reinout van Montalba ( e ) n ) was a fictional hero and knight who was introduced to literature in a 12th century Old French chanson de geste known as Les Quatre Fils Aymon (" The Four Sons of Aymon ") ( frequently referred to simply as tale of Renaud de Montauban ).

The Mongolian word for hero, baatar, appears frequently in personal names, and even in the name of Mongolia's capital, Ulaanbaatar (, Ulan Bator ).

Central figures of the Matter of France include Charlemagne and his paladins, especially Roland, hero of The Song of Roland, and his companion Oliver, who was frequently cast in conflict with the Muslim champion Fierabras.

In the Defense of the Ancients map in Warcraft III, kill-stealing can frequently happen due to the money reward given to the player that delivers the killing blow to an enemy hero or creep ( although kill stealing creeps is not considered a big event, as the kill would often go to the AI and thus give no money reward to any player ).

" For example, in the Marvel Comics universe, Spider-Man has frequent dealings with another Marvel hero, Daredevil, just as in the DC Comics Universe, Batman and Superman frequently collaborate.

* Cleonymus: An associate of Cleon and frequently a target in other plays, he is mentioned in lines 19, 592, 822 as the figment of a slave's dream, as a flattering patron of jurors and as the image of the image of the image of the hero Lycus, and each mention is in relation to a notorious incident in which he threw away his shield.

Slater is the hero of the Jack Slater film series, a fearless LAPD detective whose commanding officer Lieutenant Dekker ( Frank McRae ) frequently yells at him for breaking the rules.

( Among other things, Flagg abandoned his interest in ' 30s jazz, and was frequently shown listening to late -' 60s rock, as well as becoming more of a traditional stern-jawed good-guy hero ).

He frequently referred to Thomas Scott ( an Ontario Orangeman executed by the Riel government for treason ) as a Protestant hero, and called upon Ontario's Orangemen to avenge his death ( both Schultz and Macdonald were also Orangemen, as were most of the Ontario militiamen ).

The family would frequently return to Canada, several times a year, visiting family while Ahmed became known as " a hero ... making impassioned pleas for Afghanistan ", garnering donations for his charitable work, giving speeches at mosques and community events.

Characteristics of the hero and heroine also frequently draw on these sources as well.

The story of Kijé — the conveniently invented fictitious war hero, who ultimately must die as a victim of his own success — is frequently referenced and parodied in popular culture.

* Liz Allen, more frequently rendered as Liz Allan, love interest of Marvel Comics hero Peter Parker, alias Spider-Man

Richard Wagner was frequently invoked by both sides as a hero or an enemy but he personally preferred to keep above the fray.

As the novel goes on, he describes the technological wonders of the modern world, frequently using the phrase " As you know ..." The hero finally rescues the heroine by travelling into space on his own " space flyer " to rescue her from the villain's clutches.

Deadpool is commissioned as a " hero hunter " in the war and frequently remarks how he'd like to capture " those nubile Young Avengers ".

* The last words attributed to the Israeli national hero Yosef Trumpeldor-" It is good to die for our country " ( טוב למות בעד ארצנו ) are considered to be derived from Horace's, and were a frequently used Zionist slogan in the earlier part of the Twentieth Century.

Naive and idealistic, Melissa's dream is to serve a chosen hero of her patron god which of course causes her great despair when Mylee reveals her destined champion is Louie ( in the anime she frequently says " This is against my will " several times an episode ).