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A folk hero is type of hero, real or mythological. A hero (from Greek grc ἥρως hērōs) in Greek mythology and Folklore, was originally a Demigod, the offspring of a mortal and The word mythology (from the Greek grc μυθολογία mythología, meaning "a story-telling a legendary lore" The single salient characteristic which makes a character a folk hero is the imprinting of the name, personality and deeds of the character in the popular consciousness. This presence in the popular consciousness is evidenced by mention in folk songs, folk tales and other folklore. Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous History The concept of folklore developed as part of the 19th century ideology of Romantic nationalism, leading to the reshaping of oral traditions to serve modern ideological Folk heroes are also the subject of some films.

Although some folk heroes are historical public figures, they generally are not. Because the lives of folk heroes are generally not based on historical documents, the characteristics and deeds of a folk hero are often exaggerated to mythic proportions.

The folk hero often begins life as a normal person, but is transformed into someone extraordinary by significant life events, often in response to social injustice, and sometimes in response to natural disasters.

One major category of folk hero is the defender of the common people against the oppression or corruption of the established power structure. Members of this category of folk hero often, but not necessarily, live outside the law in some way. An outlaw or bandit is a person living the lifestyle of outlawry; the word literally means "outside the Law " by folk-etymology from the original

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Historically documented folk heroes

Rizal, Philippine National Hero
Rizal, Philippine National Hero

Possibly apocryphal folk heroes

Folk heroes known to be fictional

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References

  1. ^ About Kaluaiko'olau
Pecos Bill is a legendary American Cowboy, apocryphally immortalized in numerous Tall tales of the Old West during American Paul Bunyan is a Mythological Lumberjack who appears in Tall tales of American folklore. Alexander Kazbegi (1848-1893 was a Georgian writer famous for his 1883 novel The Patricide. Joe Magarac is a legendary American Folk hero who was a Steelworker in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Sigurd ( Old Norse: Sigurðr) is a legendary hero of Norse mythology, as well as the central character in the Völsunga saga. Alfred Bulltop Stormalong or Captain Stormalong was an American Folk hero and the subject of numerous nautical-themed Tall tales originating in Hans Brinker or The Silver Skates is a novel by American author Mary Mapes Dodge, first published in 1865. This article deals with Hernández's poem For other things named after it see Martín Fierro (disambiguation Martín Fierro is

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folk hero

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  1. Culture. A hero, in reality or mythology, who is loathed by the rich and powerful but idolized by the common people, often stealing from or rebelling against the former to make life better for the latter.
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