Theseus : the ancient Greek epic of Theseus and the Minotaur
Perseus : how ancient Greek hero Perseus slayed the Gorgon Medusa
Heracles : an ancient Greek tale of the first two of Heracles Twelve Labors
Horatius : how Horatius Cocles defended ancient Rome against the Etruscans
Beowulf : an Anglo-Saxon story of the Geatish hero's epic fights with monsters and dragons
The Mayan hero twins : a Mayan story of how Hunahpu and Xbalanque defeat the Lords of the Underworld
Jason : part of an ancient Greek myth of how Jason and the Argonauts obtain the golden fleece
Rustam : a story about the Persian hero's quest to save his Shah, Kay Kavus
Sinbad : a Middle Eastern account about the hero sailor's second voyage
William Tell : a medieval tale of the legendary Swiss hero
