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and listed it as one of the seven roles found in fairy tales. Before giving the hero magical support or advice, the donor may also test the hero, by questioning him, setting him tasks, or making requests of him. Then, the donor may directly give the hero a magical agent, advise him on how to find
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Suspicion: The Myth of the Black Male
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570:: Praeger Publishers. p. 35.
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3252:Urban legend
3154:Magic school
3127:Astral plane
3122:Hollow Earth
2815:Magic system
2768:Dragonslayer
2762:
2663:Skin-walkers
2511:The Inklings
2504:Harry Potter
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2057:Magical girl
2032:High fantasy
2027:Hard fantasy
1993:Dark fantasy
1971:Contemporary
1858:White savior
1828:Straight man
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1762:Dragonslayer
1711:Black knight
1679:Seme and uke
1661:Mountain man
1651:Noble savage
1546:Wise old man
1367:Magical girl
1339:Femme fatale
1316:Loathly lady
1271:Monster girl
1116:Nazi zombies
1091:Monster girl
1058:Supervillain
1020:Double agent
993:Antivillains
947:Space pirate
880:Tricky slave
827:Space marine
791:Byronic hero
773:Youngest son
721:Classic hero
615:The Folktale
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3040:Leprechauns
2955:Thaumaturgy
2930:Incantation
2883:Magic sword
2441:MĂ©liĂšs d'Or
2342:Weird Tales
2095:Dying Earth
2074:Mythopoeiaâ
2052:Low fantasy
2017:Fantastique
1803:Mole people
1646:Feral child
1528:Scaramouche
1400:Valley girl
1362:Jungle girl
1334:Dragon Lady
1311:La Ruffiana
1256:Loosu ponnu
1178:Il Capitano
801:Tragic hero
753:Legacy hero
728:Action hero
503:Touch Magic
233:Prince Ring
200:Tattercoats
41:fairy tales
3240:Tokusatsuâ
3189:Fairy tale
3132:Dreamworld
3030:Hobgoblins
2965:Witchcraft
2935:Necromancy
2915:Divination
2910:Demonology
2873:Magic ring
2863:Magic item
2846:Ceremonial
2735:Characters
2656:Werewolves
2594:Elementals
2498:Filk music
2446:Mythopoeic
2281:Publishers
2207:Literature
2167:television
2139:Weird West
2079:Omegaverse
1949:Lost world
1920:Literature
1838:Town drunk
1787:Innamorati
1487:Final girl
1469:Gamer girl
1172:Il Dottore
1144:Folk devil
1086:Killer toy
1081:Evil clown
1001:False hero
942:Air pirate
904:Pulcinella
499:Jane Yolen
476:Jack Zipes
368:References
170:Cinderella
3235:Superhero
3220:Mythology
3117:Lost city
3025:Halflings
2945:Shamanism
2940:Runecraft
2925:Evocation
2783:Magicians
2758:Dark lord
2743:Barbarian
2703:Skeletons
2626:Gargoyles
2604:Familiars
2564:Creatures
2300:Fantastic
2291:Magazines
2134:New weird
1939:Subgenres
1848:Truck-kun
1752:Barbarian
1686:Otokonoko
1639:Primitive
1515:Harlequin
1506:Masculine
1461:Geek girl
1446:Columbina
1382:Queen bee
1168:Pantalone
1139:Archenemy
1048:Dark lord
1030:Terrorist
1025:Evil twin
896:Brighella
892:Harlequin
870:Trickster
817:Cyberhero
796:Man alone
768:Superhero
743:Folk hero
688:Archetype
545:, p 191,
521:Max LĂŒthi
482:, p 115,
239:Fair Brow
136:Baba Yaga
3295:Category
3280:Category
3174:Allegory
3050:Mermaids
3020:Gremlins
2985:Centaurs
2920:Egregore
2901:Schools
2868:Grimoire
2828:Elements
2800:Wild man
2720:Unicorns
2708:Vampires
2651:Werecats
2493:Fanspeak
2401:Crawford
2371:Podcasts
2084:Romantic
2067:Mythpunk
1998:Grimdark
1986:Bangsian
1833:Tokenism
1823:Sidekick
1813:Redshirt
1808:Pop icon
1625:BishĆnen
1597:Nice guy
1344:Tsundere
1296:Cat lady
1216:Feminine
1106:Vampires
1096:Skeleton
1068:Monsters
984:Villains
783:Antihero
738:Everyman
613:(1977).
586:56095393
501:, p 23,
451:(2004).
414:(1968).
250:dead man
227:Puddocky
155:Perrault
3270:Outline
3167:Related
3045:Merfolk
3035:Kobolds
3015:Goblins
3000:Treants
2990:Dwarves
2960:Theurgy
2905:Alchemy
2837:neutral
2805:Witches
2748:Caveman
2713:Zombies
2698:Mummies
2668:Spirits
2619:Dragons
2614:Chimera
2599:Faeries
2416:Gemmell
2411:Gandalf
2366:FĂ©eries
2335:Unknown
2215:Authors
2190:S&S
1930:Sources
1915:History
1706:Pachuco
1698:Bad boy
1656:Caveman
1523:Pierrot
1428:Laotong
1423:Class S
1266:Catgirl
1251:Ingénue
1231:BishĆjo
1164:Vecchio
1111:Zombies
927:Bad boy
908:Pierrot
902:,
900:Scapino
898:,
894:,
763:Paladin
248:, by a
101:liminal
3139:Castle
3100:Worlds
3095:Quests
3077:Trolls
3055:Mermen
3010:Gnomes
3005:Giants
2778:Heroes
2693:Liches
2688:Ghosts
2678:Undead
2641:Nymphs
2587:Ghouls
2582:Devils
2577:Demons
2572:Angels
2555:Tropes
2506:fandom
2476:Fandom
2456:Saturn
2451:Nebula
2406:Dragon
2391:Balrog
2384:Awards
2225:Comics
2107:Shenmo
2062:Mythic
2047:LitRPG
2042:Isekai
1981:Comedy
1959:Wuxiaâ
1737:Others
1372:Virago
1134:Alazon
937:Pirate
919:Outlaw
843:Rogues
713:Heroes
584:
574:
549:
508:
486:
459:
426:
391:
345:, and
286:, and
77:helper
3245:Kaiju
3215:Mecha
3184:Fable
3062:Ogres
2995:Elves
2890:Runes
2841:light
2763:Donor
2725:YĆkai
2683:Death
2436:Locus
2352:Other
2314:Locus
2180:Films
2175:Anime
2155:Media
1925:Magic
1767:Donor
1757:Clown
1572:Himbo
1560:Young
1301:Crone
1159:Miser
1127:Other
958:Other
888:Zanni
810:Other
115:three
99:, in
97:woods
72:donor
45:donor
21:Donor
3112:Maps
3105:list
3072:Orcs
2895:Wand
2856:Moon
2851:Love
2833:Dark
2793:list
2636:Jinn
2631:Imps
2421:Hugo
2230:list
2165:and
2163:Film
1772:Fool
1671:LGBT
1587:Jock
1582:Jack
1415:LGBT
1170:and
1149:Igor
1012:mole
1010:The
970:Rake
865:Jack
683:List
582:OCLC
572:ISBN
547:ISBN
506:ISBN
484:ISBN
457:ISBN
424:ISBN
389:ISBN
305:and
242:and
54:The
49:hero
43:, a
3067:Oni
2488:Art
2269:SâZ
2264:IâR
2259:AâH
1288:Hag
163:by
153:by
89:In
39:In
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2091:â
594:^
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539:,
523:,
478:,
438:^
399:^
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