Protectiveness

bookish, unworldly protector of the weak and innocent. [Br. Lit.: Joseph Andrews]

(d. 486 B.C.) Persian king; permits and guarantees rebuilding of temple. [O.T.: Ezra 6:6–12]

caretaker of Huck Finn. [Am. Lit.: Huckleberry Finn]

goddess; watched over cattle and horses. [Rom. Myth.: Kravitz, 90]

uses influence to keep nephew from war front. [Br. Lit.: Memoirs of an Infantry Officer, Magill I, 579–581]

saved Paris from marauders by intercession. [Christian Hagiog.: Attwater, 147]

disinherited knight takes urchin-prince under wing. [Am. Lit.: The Prince and the Pauper]

nymph who guarded infant Zeus from being eaten by father, Cronus. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 134]

secretes future king, Joash, from Athaliah’s slaughter. [O.T.: II Kings 11:2; II Chronicles 22:11]

society formed to guard pilgrims to Jerusalem. [Medieval Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 1066]

protectress of fishermen and housemaids. [Buddhism: Binder, 42]

saved by Pip; dedicates himself to Pip’s future. [Br. Lit.: Great Expectations]

paternal helper of friend’s daughter and tutor. [Br. Lit.: Guy Mannering]

guardian archangel. [O.T.: Daniel 10:13, 21; 12:1]

protector of sailors; patron saint of schoolboys. [Christian Hagiog.: Brewster, 12–13]

friend and watchdog assumes houndly nobility. [Am. Cinema: Disney Films, 145–146]

colossal statue whose presence insured Troy’s safety. [Rom. Legend: Brewer Dictionary, 796]

creature hides Esmeralda in sanctuary to save her. [Fr. Lit.: The Hunchback of Notre Dame]

conceals two Israelite spies from Jericho authorities. [O.T.: Joshua 2:2–6]

during drought, Elijah is fed by them. [O.T.: I Kings 17:1–6]

provides security for U.S. presidents. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 2466]

traditional papal escort. [Rom. Cath. Hist.: Brewer Dictionary]

armored carriers of bullion. [Am. Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 1147]