Talk:Epic hero

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List of epic heroes[edit]

I added some examples of the more significant Epic Heroes.(Lucas(CA) 16:58, 9 September 2007 (UTC))[reply]

Categories[edit]

I'm not a Wikipedia editor or anything, but I think someone should give summaries of Epic heroes from different time periods and the general differences between them, ex. Medieval Epic heroes. 74.166.50.213 (talk) 23:46, 18 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Merger Proposal[edit]

As Epic poetry is mainly a list of epics, and much of this article focuses on the oral nature of the epic, I suggest merging this page to be part of the Epic poetry page. 81.153.169.5 20:07, 14 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Because this is a very important mythological archetype, and supported by Wikiproject mythology, I am taking off the merge idea. I think it should should expand on the epic hero archetype(s) in comparative mythology, and has a key place in that category.Goldenrowley 18:30, 16 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Aragorn is not an epic hero[edit]

Am I the only one that has noticed that Aragorn is not an epic hero, because: a)he didn't exist, b) he is not included in any mythology. He is a fantastic hero, an therefore should be included in the entry "heroes of popular culture". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.128.134.143 (talk) 11:27, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Also, the entry about "epic heroes in videogames" is absurd. It should be included in a section about videogames. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.150.69.135 (talk) 16:20, 17 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Half the heroes on there contradict the article's own definition of "epic hero". For instance, Sora, Dante, Mario, and Kratos, to name a few, all have what could arguably be called "superpowers". These aren't really "epic" heroes, they are just characters in a video game that undergo some kind of epic cycle, usually ripped right off of an already well established epic. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.49.62.114 (talk) 16:59, 5 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed the section regarding "video game heroes". As stated, they are not epic heroes. The page itself identifies the Epic Hero as following: "They usually embody cultural and religious beliefs of the people. Many epic heroes are recurring characters in the legends of their native culture." However, if I am wrong in some way, or have offended the gods by attempting to restore the factuality of this article, attached to the Page History section is the list of "epic heroes". No animosity towards the characters nor their series/inventors, but they do not belong in this article. 64.179.37.3 (talk) 23:20, 23 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

lol 128.54.24.204 (talk) 02:45, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect[edit]

I redirected this unsourced article that violates WP:INDISCRIMINATE to a sourced, albeit stubby, one that is about the concept of "epic" in general. Srnec (talk) 00:27, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]