Heroes from Literature or Mythology

[Mormon Red Death]

for me the fictional/literature characters begin and end with

John Galt

[creekster]

Originally Posted by SeattleUte

In reply to Archaea and Creekster, my intent was to create a list not just of literary or historical figures I admired but also taking into accounttheir qualities as literary characters whether fact or fiction. Hence Socrates and not Plato or Aristotle, Jesus and not Confuscious.

That explains Washington, but not Hamilton.

[il Padrino Ute]

Homer
Atticus Finch
Hawkeye
Hamlet
TD Fitzgerald

General George Smith Patton
Ulyssus S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln

[SeattleUte]

Originally Posted by creekster

Interesting list.

I assume you mean Jesus as described in the Gospels, as there is some record that he existed (Josephus, etc.).

Why Hamilton/Washington but not Jefferson/Adams? I don't necessarily disagree (although I have a fond spot in my heart for Jefferson) but curious why you owuld choose those two.

I was preferring the ones I chose as literary figures. But I do feel that Hamilton and Washington were more special in terms of their conteributions to the founding of the republic being harder to duplicate or replace had they never been born.

[SeattleUte]

Originally Posted by creekster

That explains Washington, but not Hamilton.

What do you mean? Hamilton was true life tragedy. He even was killed in a duel.

[creekster]

Originally Posted by SeattleUte

What do you mean? Hamilton was true life tragedy. He even was killed in a duel.

I suppose so, and he was certainly worthy of a Greek Tragedy being brilliant but also imbued with arguably more than one tragic flaw. Perhpas I misunderstood you. I thought you meant their qualities as having been written about, not as potential characterrs. But for Chernow's recent biography, my perception is that Hamilton has not been that popular as a literary subject. Moreover, the Jefferson/Adams relationship is of great literary interest and has been exploited many times (and justifiably, in my mind).

[Robin]

MLK
Gandhi
The Dalai Lama
Don Quixote
Sartre