Nine Worthies
three pagans (Hector of Troy, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar), three Jews (Joshua, David, Judas Maccabaeus), three Christians (Arthur, Charlemagne, Godfrey of Bouillon or Guy of Warwick); Hercules and Pompey the Great are included in LLL V.ii
2H4 II.iv.215[Doll to Falstaff] Thou art ... ten times better than the Nine Worthies
LLL V.ii.530[King reading about who presents a character] Here is like to be a good presence of Worthies
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