Ancient Greek Heroes Research Paper

Ancient Greek Heroes
In the article Ancient Heroes, from The Courier Mail on June 11, 2013 it was stated that “A hero was a man admired for his great strength and super-human abilities…The stories of these people have passed on through time, from present, to story, to history, to myth, to legend.” Heroes were very courageous and went through tough times; but if they are also said to be somebody who does something dangerous to save someone, then they don’t fit that definition. Greek heroes were actually quite selfish and conceited. They were not someone you would want your children to look up to as role models in this time. Though in that time you probably wanted to be just like them. There were many heroes that did very courageous things or did things and shouldn’t have lived. There was even a hero who believed he got through and finished all his quests because the gods had a
Theseus had many quests, though in the article Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, from September 2013 it says “His (Theseus) most famous exploit was against the Minotaur of King Minos.” Theseus promised his father that on his return of slaying the monster he would change the ships sails from black to white. While on his quest, King Minos’ daughter, Ariadne {air-ee-ad-nee} fell in love with Theseus and gave him a magical ball of string that would help him get out of the Labyrinth once he was finished with his quest. It led Theseus to the monster, which he killed, and then left the Labyrinth and started his voyage home. On his way back he realized he forgot to change the sails. His father saw the black sails, and thinking his son was dead, he threw himself into the sea. Theseus lived for many more years and went on many more quests but returned to his kingdom and found it to be in rebellion. He regretfully sailed away and was murdered by King Lycomedes. Theseus is usually thought of only mythical, but some still remembered him as an early