Milo, of Crotōna, could carry on his shoulders a four-year-old bullock, and kill it with a single blow of his fist. On one occasion, the pillar which supported the roof of a house gave way, and Milo held up the whole weight of the building with his hands.
Polyd´amas, the athlete. He killed a lion with a blow of his fist, and could stop a chariot in full career with one hand.
Topham (Thomas) of London (1710-1749). He could lift three hogsheads, or 1836 lbs.; could heave a horse over a turnpike gate; and could lift two hundredweight with his little finger.
Strongback, one of the seven attendants of Fortunio. He could never be overweighted, and could fell a forest in a few hours without fatigue.--Comtesse D’Aunoy, Fairy Tales (“Fortunio,” 1682).
The brothers Grimm have introduced the tale of “Fortunio” in their Goblins.
Strongbow, Gilbert de Clare, who succeeded to the title of his brother, the earl of Hertford, in 1138, and was created earl of Pembroke (died 1149).
Henry II. called him a “false” or “pseudo-earl.”
Strongbow (Richard of Strigal) was Richard de Clare, earl of Pembroke, son of Gilbert de Clare. He succeeded Dermot, king of Leinster, hiss father-in-law, in 1170, and died 1176.
The earl of Strigale then, our Strongbow, first that won
Wild Ireland with the sword.