Literary notes about Protector (AI summary)
The term "protector" in literature conveys a wide array of meanings, from a divine guardian to a personal benefactor and even a title of authority. In sacred texts, it often signifies steadfast divine support and shelter—for instance, it is used to depict God’s protective power over His people [1], [2], [3], [4], while ancient epics bestow it upon mighty figures safeguarding the earth [5], [6], [7]. In political and historical narratives, the word imbues characters with legitimacy and honor, as seen when it is associated with rulers or state-appointed guardians [8], [9], [10]. Meanwhile, in novels and dramas, "protector" can also denote a caring friend or mentor who provides both physical safety and emotional support [11], [12], [13]. This multiplicity of uses underscores its enduring potency as a symbol of care, defense, and authoritative guardianship across genres and eras.
- The house of Israel hath hoped in the Lord: he is their helper and their protector.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - The Lord is the strength of his people, and the protector of the salvation of his anointed. 27:9.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - But thou, O Lord, art my protector, my glory, and the lifter up of my head.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - Behold, O God our protector: and look on the face of thy Christ.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - And quickly coiling round the king’s neck and uttering a tremendous roar, Takshaka, that lord of snakes, bit that protector of the earth.’
— from The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 - Here did they, also the saints, eat rice cooked in milk, O protector of men!
— from The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 - And, O protector of the earth, his rule extended over the entire animated world, wheresoever located on this earth.
— from The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 - The Lord Protector spoke up— “Let the small varlet be stripped and flung into the Tower.”
— from The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain - About the middle of the last century, the Athenians chose for their protector the Kislar Aga, or chief black eunuch of the seraglio.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - July 12th.—Napoleon forms Confederation of the Rhine, with himself as Chief and Protector.
— from Napoleon's Letters to Josephine, 1796-1812 by Emperor of the French Napoleon I - I am for you not only a protector, but a friend; not only a benefactor, but a father.
— from The three musketeers by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet - “It must be observed that he looked on Ivan Fyodorovitch as a protector, whose presence in the house was a guarantee that no harm would come to pass.
— from The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - “She had just left my arms,” I continued, “was I not therefore her natural protector?
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova