Heracles the immortal man
Date Submitted: 10/10/2001 23:55:55
Category: / Society & Culture / Religion
Length: 8 pages (2277 words)
Category: / Society & Culture / Religion
Length: 8 pages (2277 words)
Heroes are not uncommon in society. People, especially those facing hardships, created heroes for hope, something to push them through their daily toils. The Greeks of antiquity faced many daily difficulties, war, disease, famine, an unforgiving climate, etc. and also created heroes. Among them are Achilles, the greatest Greek warrior, Odysseus, the greatest speaker of the Greeks, Bellerophon, Perseus, and Jason. The greatest hero, though, was Heracles. He sets the standard to compare all heroes. …
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…form. Heracles was the greatest of Greek heroes.
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Heracles, The Immortal Man
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