1. Greek Heroes
By: Maddie Nance
Hercules

2. What is a Hero?
“A person, typically a man, who is admired for courage or noble qualities.”
– Dictionary.com
"In mythology and legend, a man or woman, often of divine ancestry, who is endowed with great courage and strength, celebrated for his or her bold exploits, and favored by the gods.“ – mythweb.com
I think a hero is someone who sticks up for other people and has a positive impact on that persons life.

3. Heroic Characteristics
Strong
Courageous
Attractive
Brave
Born with heroic power
Skilled
Resourceful
Man of action
Too proud to ask for help
Not Afraid
Good influence
Risky

5. Examples of
Greek Heroes

6. Hercules
From a young age Hercules was incredible. When he was an infant, Hera sent two snakes to kill him in his crib. When they came into his room later, they found Hercules holding the snakes and talking to them.
Killed his own children.
As punishment for killing his children,
he had to go through 12 difficult
labors such as killing the Nemean
lion and find and kill the monster
Hydra.
Hercules finally took his life with an
arrow.

7. Achilles Lead hero in the Trojan War. Son of Peleus and Thetis
The term Achilles Tendon came from Achilles. In the Trojan War, he was killed by an arrow that was shot into his heel.
Main character in Homer’s The Iliad.
His mother, Thetis, wanted Achilles
to be immortal. To do so, she
dunked him in the River Styx holding
him by the heels. This made
Achilles’ entire body, except the
heels, immortal.

8. Odysseus King of Ithaca
Fought in Trojan War for 10 years, then spent 10 years trying to return home.
Creator of the idea of the Trojan Horse.
Used wisdom, strength and bravery to return home after the Trojan War.
Main character in The Odyssey by
Homer.
Fought and killed 118 men who were
trying to marry his wife when he
returned home from the Trojan War.

9. Theseus Volunteered to be one of the victims of the Cretan minotaur.
Saved the people of Athens from having to send their children off as human sacrifices to Cretan minotaur.
Theseus was able to slay the Cretan
minotaur with the help of Ariadne.
Son of Poseidon and Aethra
Mythical founder of Athens
First proved himself as a hero by lifting a
boulder when he was sixteen years old.
Under the boulder were gold coins left by
his father.

10. Citations
"Heroes." Greek Mythology: Heroes. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 May <
Gill, N.S.. "Top 10 Heroes of Greek Legend." About.com Ancient/Classical History. About.com, n.d. Web. 2 May <
"Odysseus and The Trojan War." Greek-Mythology-Gods.com. n.p., n.d. Web. 6 May <
"The Principal Gods Family Tree." Greek Mythology. n.p., n.d. Web. 6 May <