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

Almost nothing is said of Charles' spectacular victories, the central theme being the heroic loyalty of the Swedish people to their idolized king in misfortune and defeat.

And fashion is the real king here.

Even when defenseless of weapons the Danes would be Gar-Dene ( as their king is Hrothgar ) and Priam would be EUMMELIHS.

Altruism is a motivation to provide something of value to a party who must be anyone but oneself, while duty focuses on a moral obligation towards a specific individual ( e. g., a god, a king ), or collective ( e. g., a government ).

A number of non-Greek etymologies have been suggested for the name, The form Apaliunas (< sup > d </ sup >) is attested as a god of Wilusa in a treaty between Alaksandu of Wilusa and the Hittite great king Muwatalli II ca 1280 BCE.

In a Hittite text is mentioned that the king invited a Babylonian priestess for a certain " purification ".

Later on, when he became king in 1509, Henry VIII is supposed to have commissioned an English translation of a Life of Henry V so that he could emulate him, on the grounds that he thought that launching a campaign against France would help him to impose himself on the European stage.

* 1385 – John, Master of the Order of Aviz, is made king John I of Portugal.

This use of the title is said to have originated in the right conceded to the king of France, by the concordat between Pope Leo X and Francis I ( 1516 ), to appoint abbés commendataires to most of the abbeys in France.

The Greek god Hades is known in Greek mythology as the king of the underworld, a place where souls live after death.

Yima is believed to have been the first king on earth to rule, as well as the first man to die.

The Agriculturalists believed that the ideal government, modeled after the semi-mythical governance of Shennong, is led by a benevolent king, one who works alongside the people in tilling the fields.

The Agriculturalist king is not paid by the government through its treasuries ; his livelihood is derived from the profits he earns working in the fields, not his leadership.

Their raids throughout the three parts of Gaul were traumatic: Gregory of Tours ( died ca 594 ) mentions their destructive force at the time of Valerian and Gallienus ( 253 – 260 ), when the Alemanni assembled under their " king ", whom he calls Chrocus, who " by the advice, it is said, of his wicked mother, and overran the whole of the Gauls, and destroyed from their foundations all the temples which had been built in ancient times.

He is the leader of the Trojans ' Dardanian allies, as well as a third cousin and principal lieutenant of Hector, son of the Trojan king Priam.

Even Poseidon, who normally favors the Greeks, comes to Aeneas ' rescue after he falls under the assault of Achilles, noting that Aeneas, though from a junior branch of the royal family, is destined to become king of the Trojan people.

In works of art there is considerable resemblance between the representations of Zeus, king of the gods, and Agamemnon, king of men.

* In the 2004 epic war film Troy, Agamemnon is depicted as a ruthless power-mad king played by Brian Cox.

Together with Pausanias, he later moved to the court of Archelaus, king of Macedon, who was recruiting playwrights ; it is here that he probably died around 401 BC.

This, combined with their post-battle rewards, prompted them to raise Alaric " on a shield " and proclaim him king ; according to Jordanes ( a Gothic historian of varying importance, depending upon who is asked ), both the new king and his people decided " rather to seek new kingdoms by their own work, than to slumber in peaceful subjection to the rule of others.

Herwig Wolfram opens his chapter on the eighth Visigothic king, " Alaric's reign gets no full treatment in the sources, and the little they do contain is overshadowed by his death in the Battle of Vouillé and the downfall of the Toulosan kingdom.

The king was furious, but he was forced to give way and restore Godwin and Harold to their earldoms, while Robert of Jumierges and other Frenchmen fled, fearing Godwin's vengeance.

The council first responded by sending furious letters, signed in the name of young King Henry, to the Pope, urging him to excommunicate Isabella and her husband, but then decided to come to terms with Isabella, as to avoid conflict with the Scottish king, who was eager to receive his bride.

Nergal has epithets such as the " raging king ," the " furious one ," and the like.

To appease the furious king the court astronomer, Conon, announced that the offering had so pleased the goddess that she had placed it in the sky.

Émile Faguet described Maistre as " a fierce absolutist, a furious theocrat, an intransigent legitimist, apostle of a monstrous trinity composed of pope, king and hangman, always and everywhere the champion of the hardest, narrowest and most inflexible dogmatism, a dark figure out of the Middle Ages, part learned doctor, part inquisitor, part executioner.

Dracula attempts to kill her but is stopped by Captain Britain, who is furious at the vampire king.

The furious reaction of Philip IV, King of France and his ministry cannot be understood outside the context of a conflict between the increasing power of secular rulers in France and England ( who had come to blows ) with attempts to tax the clergy to support warfare that was no different from some of the " crusades " that had been authorized during the thirteenth century — against the king of Aragon for instance — save that the warfare had not been authorized by the Pope and the taxes were also to be levied on the clergy.

This she did most effectively ; letters of a very passionate nature were exchanged ; the lady despatched those which she received to Richelieu, and in due course they were brought to the notice of Madame de La Tournelle, who, furious at her young duke's deceitfullness, turned her attentions to the king.

When Kannagi was informed of this, she became furious, and set out to prove her husband's innocence to the king.

This she did most effectively ; letters of a very passionate nature were exchanged ; the lady despatched those which she received to Richelieu, and in due course they were brought to the notice of Madame de La Tournelle, who, furious at her young duke's deceitfullness, turned her attentions to the king.

But, one day the couple was discovered by the king, who became furious.

Gustav Adolf's biographer, Harte, noted that the king was furious " that a pacific commercial rabble should beat a set of illustrious fellows, who made fighting their profession ".

The furious king had Ehelepola's entire family put to death in various gruesome ways.

The girl's lover was furious with this turn of events and he managed to kill the king.

The king is furious and he has Boyi Kao executed, minced into pieces and made into meat pies, and served to his father.

The Queen Dowager herself became furious and tried to grab a spear with which to kill the Prime Minister personally, but she was stopped by her son, the king.

Shrek, while initially surprised, accepts the change, though Farquaad is furious and banishes her back to her tower when he proclaims himself the new king.

Charles, in a furious rage, accused the king of being privy to the sacrilege, and caused him to be treated as a prisoner.

When the king of Qin found out, he was very angry and threatened to execute Lin Xiangru, Lin Xiangru quickly persuaded the furious king that there could be a real swap on the condition that Lin Xiangru could be spared.

This she did most effectively ; letters of a very passionate nature were exchanged ; the lady despatched those which she received to Richelieu, and in due course they were brought to the notice of Madame de La Tournelle, who, furious at her young duke's deceitfullness, turned her attentions to the king.