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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.
  1. The house of Israel hath hoped in the Lord: he is their helper and their protector.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  2. 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
  3. But thou, O Lord, art my protector, my glory, and the lifter up of my head.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  4. Behold, O God our protector: and look on the face of thy Christ.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  5. 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
  6. Here did they, also the saints, eat rice cooked in milk, O protector of men!
    — from The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. “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
  13. “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

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