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- From: JBrandt@AAA.Uoregon.EDU (Pegasus)
- Newsgroups: alt.mythology
- Subject: Re: resurrected heroes
- Message-ID: <JBrandt-270193084641@fp1-dialin-2.uoregon.edu>
- Date: 27 Jan 93 16:43:42 GMT
- References: <guest1.1.728084014@cardinal.sc107.wesleyan.edu> <1993Jan27.042143.8974@watson.ibm.com>
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- In article <1993Jan27.042143.8974@watson.ibm.com>, yozzo@watson.ibm.com
- (Ralph Yozzo) wrote:
- >
- > In article <guest1.1.728084014@cardinal.sc107.wesleyan.edu> guest1@cardinal.sc107.wesleyan.edu writes:
- > >Greetings. I am a medievalist with a specialty in Arthurian literature and
- > >I was wondering if anyone out there knew of any other legends/myths that
- > >concern the "return of the hero." The only ones that I am familiar with are
- > >the Arthurian legends and the legends of Finn and the Fianna, in Ireland,
- > >and I wondered how many other mythologies around the world have a similar
- > >theme. That is, the idea of a great king, and his companions, "sleeping,"
- > >and, once woken, returning to the present time to rule again, or set things
- > >right. I would greatly appreciate it if anyone with such information would
- > >contact me at: kmackey@eagle.wesleyan.edu . Thanks very much, Kris Mackey.
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- Frederic Barbarosa (the red beard) I think is the last documented one in
- the west. In the east I am not shure.
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- I hope this helps
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- pegasus
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