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Sun Wukong
Origin: Chinese, Achievements: Journey to the West, immense strength and powers, Impact: Iconic figure in Chinese folklore and culture.
Orpheus
Origin: Greek, Achievements: Charmed all with his music, journey to the Underworld, Impact: Symbol of the power of music and art.
Finn MacCool
Origin: Irish, Achievements: Leader of the Fianna warriors, created the Giant's Causeway, Impact: Integral to Irish folklore and cultural identity.
Odysseus
Origin: Greek, Achievements: Trojan War hero, Odyssey journey, Impact: Archetype of the cunning hero, perpetual wanderlust in literature and philosophy.
Robin Hood
Origin: English, Achievements: Robbing the rich to give to the poor, expert archer, Impact: Symbol of social justice and fight against oppression.
Beowulf
Origin: Anglo-Saxon, Achievements: Defeated Grendel and his mother, dragon slayer, Impact: Heroic code and Anglo-Saxon culture, epic poetry genre.
Gilgamesh
Origin: Sumerian, Achievements: Quest for immortality, building Uruk's walls, Impact: One of the earliest literary heroes, epic of Gilgamesh.
Joan of Arc
Origin: French, Achievements: Led French army to victories during Hundred Years' War, canonized as a saint, Impact: National heroine of France and symbol of courage.
Sigurd
Origin: Norse, Achievements: Dragon slayer, Fáfnir's hoard, Impact: Central figure in Norse mythology and Völsunga saga.
Quetzalcoatl
Origin: Mesoamerican, Achievements: Creativity and cultural development god, invented books and calendars, Impact: Influential deity in Aztec and Toltec societies.
Paul Bunyan
Origin: American, Achievements: Legendary lumberjack, feats of strength and size, Impact: Embodiment of frontier life, American folklore icon.
Rostam
Origin: Persian, Achievements: Hero of the Shahnameh, many labours and quests, Impact: Embodies Persian ideals of heroism.
Hua Mulan
Origin: Chinese, Achievements: Took her father's place in battle, successfully fought for 12 years, Impact: Symbol of filial piety and female heroism in Chinese culture.
Hercules
Origin: Greek, Achievements: Twelve labors, Impact: Embodiment of strength and masculinity, recurrent theme in Western culture.
King Arthur
Origin: British, Achievements: Founding the Knights of the Round Table, quest for the Holy Grail, Impact: Central figure in British literature and symbol of chivalry.
Siegfried
Origin: Germanic, Achievements: Dragon slayer, hero of the Nibelungenlied, Impact: Archetype of heroic figure in Germanic legends.
Cú Chulainn
Origin: Irish, Achievements: Warrior of the Red Branch, defended Ulster, Impact: Epitome of the young warrior in Celtic myth.
El Cid
Origin: Spanish, Achievements: Conquering Valencia, Castilian national hero, Impact: Represents the ideal of the medieval Christian Spanish knight.
Achilles
Origin: Greek, Achievements: Mightiest warrior in the Trojan War, Impact: Archetypal hero with a tragic flaw, prominent in Homeric epics.
William Wallace
Origin: Scottish, Achievements: Victory at the Battle of Stirling Bridge, Impact: Icon for Scottish independence, subject of 'Braveheart'.
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