Loyalty
33 books featuring this theme
Loyalty is steadfast allegiance to persons, groups, or principles. It stabilizes institutions and is tested under threat or temptation.
The Iliad
Homer
750-700 BCE
Greek
The Odyssey
Homer
700-600 BCE
Greek
Mahabharata
Vyasa
200 BCE-400 CE
Indian, Hindu
Ramayana
Valmiki
300-100 BCE
Indian, Hindu
The Descent of Inanna
Anonymous
1900-1600 BCE
Mesopotamian, Sumerian
Shahnameh
Ferdowsi
977-1010 CE
Persian
The Song of Roland
Anonymous
1100-1150 CE
Germanic, Old French
Nibelungenlied
Anonymous
1200-1210 CE
Germanic
Völsunga saga
Anonymous
1250-1270 CE
Germanic, Norse
Táin Bó Cúailnge
Anonymous
1100-1200 CE
Celtic, Irish
Investiture of the Gods
Xu Zhonglin
1560-1620 CE
East Asian, Chinese
The Story of Sinuhe
Anonymous
1900-1800 BCE
Egyptian
Panchatantra
Vishnu Sharma
300-500 CE
Indian, Hindu
Epic of King Geser
Anonymous
1700-1900 CE
East Asian, Tibetan
Electra
Sophocles
420-410 BCE
Greek
Kathasaritsagara
Somadeva
1070 CE
Indian, Hindu
Y Gododdin
Aneirin
600-1200 CE
Celtic, Welsh
Chu Ci
Qu Yuan
300-200 BCE
East Asian, Chinese
Samguk Yusa
Iryeon
1281-1285 CE
East Asian, Korean
Ajax
Sophocles
450 BCE
Greek
Iphigenia in Aulis
Euripides
405 BCE
Greek
Welsh Triads
Anonymous
1200-1400 CE
Celtic, Welsh
Grettir's Saga
Anonymous
1300-1350 CE
Germanic, Norse
Lugalbanda and the Anzu Bird
Anonymous
2000-1500 BCE
Mesopotamian, Sumerian