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Amazons and the Legendary Heroes
Hippolyte, Antiope, Melanipe, and Penthesilea.Alcestis - Euripides' Alcestis
Two heroes emerge from this modern adaptation, by Ted Hughes, of Euripides' drama, Heracles and the best of women, Alcestis, wife of Admetos.Alexander the Great - Four Stories of Prince Al
Even as a young man Alexander of Macedon showed great promise.Asclepius - Healing God
The son of Apollo healed mankind and defied Zeus by bringing mortals back from death. For this he was killed, but his children kept up the healing tradition.Cadmus
Cadmus, founder of Thebes, was not a Greek by birth, but a Phoenician who brought the alphabet to Boeotia where he started the Theban royal family, which included Oedipus, Antigone, Dionysus, Semele and Pentheus.Dioscuri
Castor and Polydeuces or Pollux were the twin brothers of Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra.Greek Mothers From Epic and Drama
Had it not been for the beauty of Helen, Hermione's mother, there would have been no Trojan War. Had it not been for their mothers, Jocasta and Clytemnestra, the heroes Oedipus and Orestes would have remained obscure. Mortal mothers of other legendary heroes had important (if lesser) roles in the ancient Greek epics of Homer and drama of the tragedians Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides.Hercules 12 labors - Eurystheus
From the day they first saw the light, Hera pitted Hercules and Eurystheus (the king who tried to send the hero on twelve suicide missions) against one another.Hercules' 12 Labors - The Sources
The twelve labors we associate with Hercules and Eurystheus may have been only nine, at one time, and Hercules may not have been performed them to atone for the crime of murdering his children. He may have done them to become a god.Hercules - Who Was Hercules?
Hercules, half madman, half savior, has fired the imagination of storytellers since Homer.Hercules - The Women and Children of Hercules
Mistresses and wives of Hercules, including Deianira, Megara, and Omphale.Jason and the Argonauts Online Resources
Apollonius, Euripides, Homer, Ovid, Pindar and many others all wrote about Jason and the Argonauts.Jason's Angels
Turning the noun fleece into a verb, Jason's the original "I get by with a little help from my friends"Merlin
Could there actually have been a prophet named Merlin?Moses
The Jewish lawgiver who performed miracles on God's behalf.The Odyssey
Historical accuracy.Odyssey Book XI: Nekuia
Odysseus is one of the few mortals able to make a return trip to the realm of Hades.Odyssey I: A Goddess Intervenes
Athena takes advantage of Poseidon's absence to rally the other Olympians around the cause of returning Odysseus to Ithaca.Odyssey II: Wily Penelope
A perfect match for her wily husband, suitor-thwarting Penelope is likened to a fox.Oedipus - House of Thebes
Cadmus' line, the House of Thebes, was cursed not only by the gods but by the incestuous king Oedipus who set his two sons at each other's throats.The Olympians: A Goddess for Men
Without Athena's help Odysseus, Bellerophon, and Perseus would have failed and the Furies would still be harrassing Orestes.The Olympians: The Lesser Share
Poseidon's effects on heroes.
