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* In the original story of ''[[Saint George and The Dragon]]'' and most reworkings of it, Saint George is the hero. For example, in ''[[The Reluctant Dragon]]'', he becomes the title character's friend. In the ''Dragon Keepers'' series by Kate Kilmo, Saint George is a [[Villain with Good Publicity]] who enslaves magical creatures and drinks dragons' blood while the princess he saved is an evil witch. The dragon from the original tale tells his own side of the story, in which he was a benevolent sorcerer betrayed and killed by George. |
* In the original story of ''[[Saint George and The Dragon]]'' and most reworkings of it, Saint George is the hero. For example, in ''[[The Reluctant Dragon]]'', he becomes the title character's friend. In the ''Dragon Keepers'' series by Kate Kilmo, Saint George is a [[Villain with Good Publicity]] who enslaves magical creatures and drinks dragons' blood while the princess he saved is an evil witch. The dragon from the original tale tells his own side of the story, in which he was a benevolent sorcerer betrayed and killed by George. |
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* Inverted in ''[[Myth-O-Mania]]'' - mostly with the help of Hades, encounters with famous monsters from [[Classical Mythology]] tend to be resolved peacefully, and many of them are friendly and misunderstood rather than evil. The Hydra becomes one of Hercules's [[True Companions]], and killed humans with her [[Walking Wasteland|poisonous breath]] by accident rather than malice. The Minotaur is a perfectly decent vegetarian whose human "sacrifices" are found alive and well, intended as wrestling partners instead of food, while the Calydonian Boar is a down-on-his-luck wrestler who just wants his job back. |
* Inverted in ''[[Myth-O-Mania]]'' - mostly with the help of Hades, encounters with famous monsters from [[Classical Mythology]] tend to be resolved peacefully, and many of them are friendly and misunderstood rather than evil. The Hydra becomes one of Hercules's [[True Companions]], and killed humans with her [[Walking Wasteland|poisonous breath]] by accident rather than malice. The Minotaur is a perfectly decent vegetarian whose human "sacrifices" are found alive and well, intended as wrestling partners instead of food, while the Calydonian Boar is a down-on-his-luck wrestler who just wants his job back. |
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* In addition to many cases of [[Historical Villain Upgrade]], Dante did this a lot in the ''Inferno'' section of ''[[The Divine Comedy]]''. Many mythological figures like Jason, Achilles, Odysseus, and Diomedes, are suffering in Hell. Dante clearly had some ancestral bias against Greek heroes, seeing as he was Italian (read: Roman) and the Greeks were the victors in the Trojan War. |
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