Who's your favorite character from Classical Literature?

Castor Troy · Post by **Castor Troy** » 2005-05-04 06:32pm

Like the title says. Who's your favorite character from Classical Literature?

Mine is Hector from The Illiad. He was outnumbered, outgunned, and was doomed, yet he kept on pressing to damage the enemy and died protecting Troy, even though it was mostly his brother Paris' fault.

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2005-05-04 06:36pm

This doesn't really belong in SLAM

Castor Troy · Post by **Castor Troy** » 2005-05-04 06:49pm

Ah shit, my bad.

If a mod could please move it to the proper location, that'd be great.

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2005-05-04 08:01pm

Moved to OT.

Boyish-Tigerlilly · Post by **Boyish-Tigerlilly** » 2005-05-04 09:00pm

I like Professor Moriarti from Sherlock Holmes material.

sock · Post by **sock** » 2005-05-04 09:34pm

My favourite character has to be the Devil in George Bernard Shaw's 'Man and Superman'.

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2005-05-04 09:37pm

Boyish-Tigerlilly wrote:I like Professor Moriarti from Sherlock Holmes material.

What, exactly, did he do in those novels? He showed up exactly once, IIRC.

I like Britomart from Faerie Queene and Huckleberry Finn from the book of the same name.

Boyish-Tigerlilly · Post by **Boyish-Tigerlilly** » 2005-05-04 09:58pm

What, exactly, did he do in those novels? He showed up exactly once, IIRC.

He was a sneaky bad man

Stark · Post by **Stark** » 2005-05-04 10:15pm

Perseus. The mythological representation of a new culture annhilating the old. Had a flying horse.

mr friendly guy · Post by **mr friendly guy** » 2005-05-04 10:23pm

The Count of Monte Cristo.

But then I find stories of vengeance strangely entertaining.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2005-05-04 10:29pm

If I could be any character from Greek mythology, I'd be Zeus. And all of the womens' asses would be sore.

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » 2005-05-04 10:35pm

Darth Wong wrote:If I could be any character from Greek mythology, I'd be Zeus. And all of the womens' asses would be sore.

Conveniently solving that 'Half-God kids everywhere' problem.

NeoGoomba · Post by **NeoGoomba** » 2005-05-04 11:29pm

I was always a fan of Lucifer in "Paradise Lost"

mr friendly guy · Post by **mr friendly guy** » 2005-05-04 11:50pm

SirNitram wrote:
Darth Wong wrote:If I could be any character from Greek mythology, I'd be Zeus. And all of the womens' asses would be sore.
Conveniently solving that 'Half-God kids everywhere' problem.

But the kids will then springing up fro Zeus's head fully grown.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2005-05-04 11:54pm

mr friendly guy wrote:
SirNitram wrote:
Darth Wong wrote:If I could be any character from Greek mythology, I'd be Zeus. And all of the womens' asses would be sore.
Conveniently solving that 'Half-God kids everywhere' problem.
But the kids will then springing up fro Zeus's head fully grown.

Kids create endless headaches anyway. It is only fitting that they should be caused by one. But it only takes an afternoon according to the myth, and then I would be right back to my regular activities of going down to Earth in various exotic forms and reaming womens' asses.

Noble Ire · Post by **Noble Ire** » 2005-05-05 12:04am

Candide. I've always liked the kind of character who goes from being a gullible fool to being the most knoweledgable and reasonable character in the story.

Knife · Post by **Knife** » 2005-05-05 12:06am

I've always been a fan of the various Knights of the Round Table. Except for Lance of Lot. I hate that guy and his prissy, contentious, asshole ways.

Post by **Dalton** » 2005-05-05 12:16am

Gandalf.

Yes, I consider LOTR to be "Classical" lit.

Post by **Kuja** » 2005-05-05 12:20am

The wolf in Aesop's fable, 'The Wolf and the Dog.'

"It is better to be hungry and free than well-fed and in bondage."

Post by **Surlethe** » 2005-05-05 12:24am

Odysseus. Smart little shit who spit in Poseidon's face and got home anyway.

Grand Moff Yenchin · Post by **Grand Moff Yenchin** » 2005-05-05 01:09am

Wu Song of All Men are Brothers, though I admit it's mainly the hype. He has some bad record of cruelty.

If Jin Yong's work count as classics, it's a three way tie between Shiao Feng, Shu Chu (The Eight Demigods), and Guo Jing (The Condor Shooting Heroes).

Favorite of Western literature is Sherlock Holmes.

Dangermouse · Post by **Dangermouse** » 2005-05-05 01:29am

I suppose I have two: Poor Oedipus, who never escapes fate.

From more modern times, I would say Horatio Hornblower courtesy of C.S. Forester.

Dangermouse · Post by **Dangermouse** » 2005-05-05 01:30am

Double post. Sorry.

Bows shamefully to avoid vengence from the BBS gods and goddesses.

Perinquus · Post by **Perinquus** » 2005-05-05 01:42am

I always liked Odin from the Norse myths. Thor was the more popular deity, but he wasn't that bright. Odin was crafty, and although ultimately fated to die at Ragnarok, in every story in which he features, he's the one pulling the strings. Everyone else is dancing to his tune. I always admired a character that much cleverer than everyone else around him. He's represented in the stories as an immensely tall, one-eyed figure of very forbidding aspect, which ups his coolness factor, but it's chiefly his cleverness that I like. For the same reason, Odysseus was always my favorite character from Greek mythology, and Athena was my favorite of the Greek gods. (An aside to Mike: yes it would be great to have the power of Zeus, and thus to bed virtually any woman you desire. But you have to contend with that pesky jealous wife, Hera, always taking revenge upon the poor dears, since she's not powerful enough to take it out on Zeus.)

Perinquus · Post by **Perinquus** » 2005-05-05 01:44am

Knife wrote:I've always been a fan of the various Knights of the Round Table. Except for Lance of Lot. I hate that guy and his prissy, contentious, asshole ways.

If it's any consolation to you, Lancelot was a later French importation. The very earliest accounts of Arthur say nothing of him.