Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Myths about Heroes


http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/heroes/tp/TopHeroes.htm
This website talks about some heroes:
The first picture is Hercules.There is a legend that says
Hercules kills two snakes since he was a baby.It is Hera,
who put snakes.But he muders his own child(under the
guidance of Hera, of course).
The second one is Theseus.He has a famous legend.He
volunteered to feed the half man-half bull beast in the
labyrinth.With the help of the creature's half sister,

Theseus was able to slay the monster and find his way
out again.
The last picture is Odysseus.Who is famous for Troian
horse.Because he had the idea of it.He was also one of
the few Greeks to reach his homeland of Ithaca,after
10 years of war and 10 years of troubles at sea.He was
a descendant of Hermes, god of thieves.