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Greek Heroes
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by Bradley Grant 8 years, 7 months ago
Here are some possibilities:
- Achilles (Αχιλλεύς or Αχιλλέας), hero of the Trojan War and a central character in Homer's Iliad
- Ajax the Great (Αίας ο Μέγας), a hero of the Trojan War and king of Salamis
- Bellerophon, hero who slew the Chimera
- Castor, the mortal Dioscuri twin; after Castor's death, his immortal brother Pollux shared his divinity with him in order that they might remain together
- Hector, hero of the Trojan War and champion of the Trojan people
- Jason, leader of the Argonauts
- Odysseus, a hero and king of Ithaca whose adventures are the subject of Homer's Odyssey; he also played a key role during the Trojan War
- Orpheus, a legendary musician and poet who attempted to retrieve his dead wife from the Underworld
- Perseus (Περσεύς), son of Zeus and the founder-king of Mycenae and slayer of the Gorgon Medusa
- Theseus, son of Poseidon and a king of Athens and slayer of the Minotaur
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