Russian history was pressed into providing a heroic past and patriotic symbols, although selectively, for instance praising men as state builders.

Diomedes Komnenos is considered by many a heroic symbol of the Athens Polytechnic uprising.

Eventually he became a heroic symbol of Christian charity and self-sacrifice who was celebrated enough to be able to raise substantial funds for the colony.

As such, they are understood as heroic symbols of participation in resistance to anti-Muslim oppression.

And he devised countless variations of black bodies as heroic and timeless symbols, something still new and radical to modern art.

Yes, the Mountie is a heroic national symbol as your caption states.

That brief television appearance gave Chávez national recognition and caused him to become for many a heroic symbol of resistance to the disliked regime.

And what could be simpler than a log cabin, humble but heroic symbol of the pioneer spirit?

The black men were dubbed the L.A. Four, and despite the brutality shown on the videotapes, they have become heroic symbols of oppression to some people.

Piłsudski was arrested by the Germans and became a heroic symbol of Polish nationalism.