Princesses have been popular story
characters for centuries, starring in roles from Greek mythology and
Brothers Grimms tales. But in recent times, fictional princesses have
become even more popular and are known the world over with one glance.
Culled from comic books, video games and least-surprising, Disney movies, he I have compiled some of the most famous fictional princesses of all time. I hope you will like it.
Cinderella
Cinderella, star of hundreds of tales and
of course Disney’s movie of the same name. As a symbol of triumphing
over oppression, Cinderella has helped inspire millions to overcome
living in unfortunate circumstances and wears perhaps the most famous
slipper in all of fiction.
Snow White
Starring in the 1937 Disney classic “Snow
White and the Seven Dwarfs”, Snow White is forced into servitude by her
jealous stepmother, the Queen. Throughout, she never loses faith that
one day her prince will come and take her away. Her faith, cheerfulness
and kind nature earned her a place as one of Disney’s Princesses of the
Heart.
Fiona
Voiced in the three Shrek movies by
Cameron Diaz, Fiona is an interesting princess in that she was once a
fair maiden before choosing to be turned into the lovely gnome. Diaz
will reprise her role as Princess Fiona in 2010′s “Shrek Forever After”,
the fourth feature installment in the series.
Ariel
Star of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” and
based on Hans Christian Andersen’s tale of the same name, Ariel is the
youngest of 7 mermaid daughters of King Triton, son of Poseidon. Many
television shows and several theme rides for Disneyland resorts are made
on it.
Belle
Another Disney princess, Belle starred
alongside the Beast in “Beauty and the Beast”. She’s also an official
Disney Princess, one of the seven Princesses of the Heart and star of
numerous Disney cartoon series.
Xena
Our first non-Disney princess to make the
list, Xena is different than the other princesses on this list in many
ways. As the title character in the “Xena: Warrior Princess” series.
Zelda
The first, but not only or most popular,
video game princess on the list made her first appearance in Nintendo’s
1986 classic “The Legend of Zelda”. Later starring in several Zelda
sequels, the Princess of Hyrule is eventually rescued by her hero, Link, and they live happily ever after until she’s kidnapped again.
Peach
The most popular and beloved video game
princess of all time goes to Princess Peach, one of the star’s of
perhaps video game’s most popular franchise of all time, Super Mario
Bros. The prototypical “damsel in distress”, Peach has won just about
every video game award for her category, and is included on Forbes’
Wealthiest Fictional People list, with a fortune upwards of $1 billion.
Diana
No not that Diana, the other Diana, or as
she’s better known, Wonder Woman. Originally created during World War
II, Wonder Woman was usually found fighting Axis military forces before
later joining the Justice League and becoming perhaps the most well
known female superhero in all of comics.
Leia Organa
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