# The Atoz Game (Part 3) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [December 2, 2025, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341 "2025-12-02T22:20:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 28
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/541 "2026-02-24T21:20:23Z")
**From Mythology** Asclepius – Greek god of healing and medicine, and source of the serpent-entwined staff Bifrost - the rainbow bridge of Asgard Ceres – Roman goddess of agriculture; Cerberus - AKA The Hound of Hades - a three-headed dog whose capture was the Twelfth Labor of Hercules. Dionysus - The Greek god of wine, winemaking, grape cultivation, theater, fertility, and ritual madness. Emer - the noble daughter of an Irish Chieftain named Forgall the Clever Freyja - Norse goddess of love, beauty, sex, fertility, and war, among other aspects Grendel - monster of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem _Beowulf_ Hanwi, mother Moon spirit of the Lakota Iris - The Greek goddess of rainbows Jotunheim - the realm of the giants in Norse mythology Kamohoaliʻi - Hawaiian shark god, brother of Pele Lamassu - protective being in Mesopotamian mythology Malakas and Maganda - the first man and woman in the indigenous Filipino creation story Nienna - Valar, and de facto goddess of pity, mercy and hope in Tolkien’s Middle-earth pantheon Odomankoma - West African creator god Prometheus - Titan from Greek myth who gave humanity fire, but at a terrible cost Questing Beast - a chimerical creature which appears in various Arthurian legends; it was the subject of a number of quests by various knights, particularly King Pellinore and his family Ra, Egyptian Sun God Surprised that Egypt hasn’t shown up in the list yet And regarding Malakas and Maganda above, Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos had themselves painted as the mythological characters: [The Story Behind the Marcoses’ Malakas at Maganda Painting](https://www.esquiremag.ph/culture/lifestyle/marcos-malakas-maganda-a2239-20180924-lfrm) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/542 "2026-02-24T21:32:52Z")
**From Mythology** Asclepius – Greek god of healing and medicine, and source of the serpent-entwined staff Bifrost - the rainbow bridge of Asgard Ceres – Roman goddess of agriculture; Cerberus - AKA The Hound of Hades - a three-headed dog whose capture was the Twelfth Labor of Hercules. Dionysus - The Greek god of wine, winemaking, grape cultivation, theater, fertility, and ritual madness. Emer - the noble daughter of an Irish Chieftain named Forgall the Clever Freyja - Norse goddess of love, beauty, sex, fertility, and war, among other aspects Grendel - monster of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem _Beowulf_ Hanwi, mother Moon spirit of the Lakota Iris - The Greek goddess of rainbows Jotunheim - the realm of the giants in Norse mythology Kamohoaliʻi - Hawaiian shark god, brother of Pele Lamassu - protective being in Mesopotamian mythology Malakas and Maganda - the first man and woman in the indigenous Filipino creation story Nienna - Valar, and de facto goddess of pity, mercy and hope in Tolkien’s Middle-earth pantheon Odomankoma - West African creator god Prometheus - Titan from Greek myth who gave humanity fire, but at a terrible cost Questing Beast - a chimerical creature which appears in various Arthurian legends; it was the subject of a number of quests by various knights, particularly King Pellinore and his family Ra, Egyptian Sun God Saturn - Roman god of the Capitol, time, wealth, agriculture and liberation ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/543 "2026-02-24T21:41:53Z")
[quote=“Elendil\_s\_Heir, post:542, topic:1025341, full:true”] **From Mythology** Asclepius – Greek god of healing and medicine, and source of the serpent-entwined staff Bifrost - the rainbow bridge of Asgard Ceres – Roman goddess of agriculture; Cerberus - AKA The Hound of Hades - a three-headed dog whose capture was the Twelfth Labor of Hercules. Dionysus - The Greek god of wine, winemaking, grape cultivation, theater, fertility, and ritual madness. Emer - the noble daughter of an Irish Chieftain named Forgall the Clever Freyja - Norse goddess of love, beauty, sex, fertility, and war, among other aspects Grendel - monster of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem _Beowulf_ Hanwi, mother Moon spirit of the Lakota Iris - The Greek goddess of rainbows Jotunheim - the realm of the giants in Norse mythology Kamohoaliʻi - Hawaiian shark god, brother of Pele Lamassu - protective being in Mesopotamian mythology Malakas and Maganda - the first man and woman in the indigenous Filipino creation story Nienna - Valar, and de facto goddess of pity, mercy and hope in Tolkien’s Middle-earth pantheon Odomankoma - West African creator god Prometheus - Titan from Greek myth who gave humanity fire, but at a terrible cost Questing Beast - a chimerical creature which appears in various Arthurian legends; it was the subject of a number of quests by various knights, particularly King Pellinore and his family Ra, Egyptian Sun God Saturn - Roman god of the Capitol, time, wealth, agriculture and liberation Tiamat - Babylonian mother sea dragon ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/544 "2026-02-24T22:17:49Z")
**From Mythology** Asclepius – Greek god of healing and medicine, and source of the serpent-entwined staff Bifrost - the rainbow bridge of Asgard Ceres – Roman goddess of agriculture; Cerberus - AKA The Hound of Hades - a three-headed dog whose capture was the Twelfth Labor of Hercules. Dionysus - The Greek god of wine, winemaking, grape cultivation, theater, fertility, and ritual madness. Emer - the noble daughter of an Irish Chieftain named Forgall the Clever Freyja - Norse goddess of love, beauty, sex, fertility, and war, among other aspects Grendel - monster of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem _Beowulf_ Hanwi, mother Moon spirit of the Lakota Iris - The Greek goddess of rainbows Jotunheim - the realm of the giants in Norse mythology Kamohoaliʻi - Hawaiian shark god, brother of Pele Lamassu - protective being in Mesopotamian mythology Malakas and Maganda - the first man and woman in the indigenous Filipino creation story Nienna - Valar, and de facto goddess of pity, mercy and hope in Tolkien’s Middle-earth pantheon Odomankoma - West African creator god Prometheus - Titan from Greek myth who gave humanity fire, but at a terrible cost Questing Beast - a chimerical creature which appears in various Arthurian legends; it was the subject of a number of quests by various knights, particularly King Pellinore and his family Ra, Egyptian Sun God Saturn - Roman god of the Capitol, time, wealth, agriculture and liberation Tiamat - Babylonian mother sea dragon Usha - The Vedic goddess of dawn in Hindu mythology ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/545 "2026-02-25T05:51:07Z")
**From Mythology** Asclepius – Greek god of healing and medicine, and source of the serpent-entwined staff Bifrost - the rainbow bridge of Asgard Ceres – Roman goddess of agriculture; Cerberus - AKA The Hound of Hades - a three-headed dog whose capture was the Twelfth Labor of Hercules. Dionysus - The Greek god of wine, winemaking, grape cultivation, theater, fertility, and ritual madness. Emer - the noble daughter of an Irish Chieftain named Forgall the Clever Freyja - Norse goddess of love, beauty, sex, fertility, and war, among other aspects Grendel - monster of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem _Beowulf_ Hanwi, mother Moon spirit of the Lakota Iris - The Greek goddess of rainbows Jotunheim - the realm of the giants in Norse mythology Kamohoaliʻi - Hawaiian shark god, brother of Pele Lamassu - protective being in Mesopotamian mythology Malakas and Maganda - the first man and woman in the indigenous Filipino creation story Nienna - Valar, and de facto goddess of pity, mercy and hope in Tolkien’s Middle-earth pantheon Odomankoma - West African creator god Prometheus - Titan from Greek myth who gave humanity fire, but at a terrible cost Questing Beast - a chimerical creature which appears in various Arthurian legends; it was the subject of a number of quests by various knights, particularly King Pellinore and his family Ra, Egyptian Sun God Saturn - Roman god of the Capitol, time, wealth, agriculture and liberation Tiamat - Babylonian mother sea dragon Usha - The Vedic goddess of dawn in Hindu mythology Vishnu - the Hindu god of preservation, protection, and maintenance of the universe (Also: Vaal, the self-aware computer-machine on Gamma Trianguli VI that was worshipped like a god by the inhabitants of the planet.) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/546 "2026-02-25T05:58:11Z")
**From Mythology** Asclepius – Greek god of healing and medicine, and source of the serpent-entwined staff Bifrost - the rainbow bridge of Asgard Ceres – Roman goddess of agriculture; Cerberus - AKA The Hound of Hades - a three-headed dog whose capture was the Twelfth Labor of Hercules. Dionysus - The Greek god of wine, winemaking, grape cultivation, theater, fertility, and ritual madness. Emer - the noble daughter of an Irish Chieftain named Forgall the Clever Freyja - Norse goddess of love, beauty, sex, fertility, and war, among other aspects Grendel - monster of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem _Beowulf_ Hanwi, mother Moon spirit of the Lakota Iris - The Greek goddess of rainbows Jotunheim - the realm of the giants in Norse mythology Kamohoaliʻi - Hawaiian shark god, brother of Pele Lamassu - protective being in Mesopotamian mythology Malakas and Maganda - the first man and woman in the indigenous Filipino creation story Nienna - Valar, and de facto goddess of pity, mercy and hope in Tolkien’s Middle-earth pantheon Odomankoma - West African creator god Prometheus - Titan from Greek myth who gave humanity fire, but at a terrible cost Questing Beast - a chimerical creature which appears in various Arthurian legends; it was the subject of a number of quests by various knights, particularly King Pellinore and his family Ra, Egyptian Sun God Saturn - Roman god of the Capitol, time, wealth, agriculture and liberation Tiamat - Babylonian mother sea dragon Usha - The Vedic goddess of dawn in Hindu mythology Vishnu - the Hindu god of preservation, protection, and maintenance of the universe Wendigo - a malevolent supernatural spirit or creature in the folklore of several Algonquian peoples in what is now Canada, representing hunger and starvation. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/547 "2026-02-25T19:18:16Z")
**From Mythology** Asclepius – Greek god of healing and medicine, and source of the serpent-entwined staff Bifrost - the rainbow bridge of Asgard Ceres – Roman goddess of agriculture; Cerberus - AKA The Hound of Hades - a three-headed dog whose capture was the Twelfth Labor of Hercules. Dionysus - The Greek god of wine, winemaking, grape cultivation, theater, fertility, and ritual madness. Emer - the noble daughter of an Irish Chieftain named Forgall the Clever Freyja - Norse goddess of love, beauty, sex, fertility, and war, among other aspects Grendel - monster of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem _Beowulf_ Hanwi, mother Moon spirit of the Lakota Iris - The Greek goddess of rainbows Jotunheim - the realm of the giants in Norse mythology Kamohoaliʻi - Hawaiian shark god, brother of Pele Lamassu - protective being in Mesopotamian mythology Malakas and Maganda - the first man and woman in the indigenous Filipino creation story Nienna - Valar, and de facto goddess of pity, mercy and hope in Tolkien’s Middle-earth pantheon Odomankoma - West African creator god Prometheus - Titan from Greek myth who gave humanity fire, but at a terrible cost Questing Beast - a chimerical creature which appears in various Arthurian legends; it was the subject of a number of quests by various knights, particularly King Pellinore and his family Ra, Egyptian Sun God Saturn - Roman god of the Capitol, time, wealth, agriculture and liberation Tiamat - Babylonian mother sea dragon Usha - The Vedic goddess of dawn in Hindu mythology Vishnu - the Hindu god of preservation, protection, and maintenance of the universe Wendigo - a malevolent supernatural spirit or creature in the folklore of several Algonquian peoples in what is now Canada, representing hunger and starvation. Xenu - Evil god of scientology. How old does your religion have to be to count as mythology? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/548 "2026-02-25T19:37:38Z")
Last week is old enough, I’d say! **From Mythology** Asclepius – Greek god of healing and medicine, and source of the serpent-entwined staff Bifrost - the rainbow bridge of Asgard Ceres – Roman goddess of agriculture; Cerberus - AKA The Hound of Hades - a three-headed dog whose capture was the Twelfth Labor of Hercules. Dionysus - The Greek god of wine, winemaking, grape cultivation, theater, fertility, and ritual madness. Emer - the noble daughter of an Irish Chieftain named Forgall the Clever Freyja - Norse goddess of love, beauty, sex, fertility, and war, among other aspects Grendel - monster of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem _Beowulf_ Hanwi, mother Moon spirit of the Lakota Iris - The Greek goddess of rainbows Jotunheim - the realm of the giants in Norse mythology Kamohoaliʻi - Hawaiian shark god, brother of Pele Lamassu - protective being in Mesopotamian mythology Malakas and Maganda - the first man and woman in the indigenous Filipino creation story Nienna - Valar, and de facto goddess of pity, mercy and hope in Tolkien’s Middle-earth pantheon Odomankoma - West African creator god Prometheus - Titan from Greek myth who gave humanity fire, but at a terrible cost Questing Beast - a chimerical creature which appears in various Arthurian legends; it was the subject of a number of quests by various knights, particularly King Pellinore and his family Ra, Egyptian Sun God Saturn - Roman god of the Capitol, time, wealth, agriculture and liberation Tiamat - Babylonian mother sea dragon Usha - The Vedic goddess of dawn in Hindu mythology Vishnu - the Hindu god of preservation, protection, and maintenance of the universe Wendigo - a malevolent supernatural spirit or creature in the folklore of several Algonquian peoples in what is now Canada, representing hunger and starvation. Xenu - Evil god of Scientology. Yemayá - goddess of the ocean, motherhood and fertility in the Yoruba religion and Santería ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/549 "2026-02-25T21:45:45Z")
**From Mythology** Asclepius – Greek god of healing and medicine, and source of the serpent-entwined staff Bifrost - the rainbow bridge of Asgard Ceres – Roman goddess of agriculture; Cerberus - AKA The Hound of Hades - a three-headed dog whose capture was the Twelfth Labor of Hercules. Dionysus - The Greek god of wine, winemaking, grape cultivation, theater, fertility, and ritual madness. Emer - the noble daughter of an Irish Chieftain named Forgall the Clever Freyja - Norse goddess of love, beauty, sex, fertility, and war, among other aspects Grendel - monster of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem _Beowulf_ Hanwi, mother Moon spirit of the Lakota Iris - The Greek goddess of rainbows Jotunheim - the realm of the giants in Norse mythology Kamohoaliʻi - Hawaiian shark god, brother of Pele Lamassu - protective being in Mesopotamian mythology Malakas and Maganda - the first man and woman in the indigenous Filipino creation story Nienna - Valar, and de facto goddess of pity, mercy and hope in Tolkien’s Middle-earth pantheon Odomankoma - West African creator god Prometheus - Titan from Greek myth who gave humanity fire, but at a terrible cost Questing Beast - a chimerical creature which appears in various Arthurian legends; it was the subject of a number of quests by various knights, particularly King Pellinore and his family Ra, Egyptian Sun God Saturn - Roman god of the Capitol, time, wealth, agriculture and liberation Tiamat - Babylonian mother sea dragon Usha - The Vedic goddess of dawn in Hindu mythology Vishnu - the Hindu god of preservation, protection, and maintenance of the universe Wendigo - a malevolent supernatural spirit or creature in the folklore of several Algonquian peoples in what is now Canada, representing hunger and starvation. Xenu - Evil god of Scientology. Yemayá - goddess of the ocean, motherhood and fertility in the Yoruba religion and Santería Zeus - Greek god of sky and thunder, king of gods on Mount Olympus pass ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/550 "2026-02-25T21:59:39Z")
**Fictional heroes by first name** Atticus Finch, _To Kill a Mockingbird_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2026, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/551 "2026-02-26T03:26:20Z")
**Fictional heroes by first name** Atticus Finch, _To Kill a Mockingbird_ Bilbo Baggins, _The Hobbit_ ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2026, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/552 "2026-02-26T03:55:53Z")
**Fictional heroes by first name** Atticus Finch, _To Kill a Mockingbird_ Bilbo Baggins, _The Hobbit_ Caspian, _Prince Caspian_ and _The Voyage of the Dawn Treader_ (Chronicles of Narnia) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2026, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/553 "2026-02-26T04:32:41Z")
**Fictional heroes by first name** Atticus Finch, _To Kill a Mockingbird_ Bilbo Baggins, _The Hobbit_ Caspian, _Prince Caspian_ and _The Voyage of the Dawn Treader_ (Chronicles of Narnia) Doc Savage Okay, technically his first name was Clark. But nobody ever called him that. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2026, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/554 "2026-02-26T05:10:26Z")
**Fictional heroes by first name** Atticus Finch, _To Kill a Mockingbird_ Bilbo Baggins, _The Hobbit_ Caspian, _Prince Caspian_ and _The Voyage of the Dawn Treader_ (Chronicles of Narnia) Doc Savage Elric of Melniboné, “The Dreaming City” and other novels and stories ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2026, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/555 "2026-02-26T07:15:53Z")
**Fictional heroes by first name** Atticus Finch, _To Kill a Mockingbird_ Bilbo Baggins, _The Hobbit_ Caspian, _Prince Caspian_ and _The Voyage of the Dawn Treader_ (Chronicles of Narnia) Doc Savage Elric of Melniboné, “The Dreaming City” and other novels and stories Flynn Ryder, _Tangled_ ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2026, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/556 "2026-02-26T12:57:56Z")
**Fictional heroes by first name** Atticus Finch, _To Kill a Mockingbird_ Bilbo Baggins, _The Hobbit_ Caspian, _Prince Caspian_ and _The Voyage of the Dawn Treader_ (Chronicles of Narnia) Doc Savage Elric of Melniboné, “The Dreaming City” and other novels and stories Flynn Ryder, _Tangled_ George Smiley - _Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy_, etc. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2026, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/557 "2026-02-26T13:38:42Z")
**Fictional heroes by first name** Atticus Finch, _To Kill a Mockingbird_ Bilbo Baggins, _The Hobbit_ Caspian, _Prince Caspian_ and _The Voyage of the Dawn Treader_ (Chronicles of Narnia) Doc Savage Elric of Melniboné, “The Dreaming City” and other novels and stories Flynn Ryder, _Tangled_ George Smiley - _Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy_, etc. Harry Potter ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2026, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/558 "2026-02-26T13:53:56Z")
**Fictional heroes by first name** Atticus Finch, _To Kill a Mockingbird_ Bilbo Baggins, _The Hobbit_ Caspian, _Prince Caspian_ and _The Voyage of the Dawn Treader_ (Chronicles of Narnia) Doc Savage Elric of Melniboné, “The Dreaming City” and other novels and stories Flynn Ryder, _Tangled_ George Smiley - _Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy_, etc. Harry Potter Inigo Montoya - _The Princess Bride_ ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2026, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/559 "2026-02-26T13:56:36Z")
**Fictional heroes by first name** Atticus Finch, _To Kill a Mockingbird_ Bilbo Baggins, _The Hobbit_ Caspian, _Prince Caspian_ and _The Voyage of the Dawn Treader_ (Chronicles of Narnia) Doc Savage Elric of Melniboné, “The Dreaming City” and other novels and stories Flynn Ryder, _Tangled_ George Smiley - _Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy_, etc. Harry Potter Inigo Montoya - _The Princess Bride_ James Bond ---
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**Fictional heroes by first name** Atticus Finch, _To Kill a Mockingbird_ Bilbo Baggins, _The Hobbit_ Caspian, _Prince Caspian_ and _The Voyage of the Dawn Treader_ (Chronicles of Narnia) Doc Savage Elric of Melniboné, “The Dreaming City” and other novels and stories Flynn Ryder, _Tangled_ George Smiley - _Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy_, etc. Harry Potter Inigo Montoya - _The Princess Bride_ James Bond Kal-El [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341.md?page=27) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341.md?page=29)