Famous Literary Heroes

• Bergerac, Cyrano de

  Long-nosed literary hero

• Gilgamesh

  Sumerian king and hero of The Epic of Gilgamesh

• Kinte, Kunta

  Hero of Roots

• Longstocking, Pippi

  Super-strong girl with long red ponytails

• Odysseus

  Hero of The Odyssey

• Peter Pan

  Fanciful boy hero of Peter Pan

• Pooh, Winnie the

  Honey-loving stuffed bear of The House at Pooh Corner

• Quixote, Don

  The crazy knight who tilted at windmills

See: Index by Occupation