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Aphrodite Apollo Ares Artemis Athena Atlas Coeus Crius Cronus Demeter Dionysus Gaia Hades Hephaestus Hera Hermes Hestia Hyperion Iapetus Mnemosyne Oceanus Phobos Phoebe Poseidon Prometheus Rhea Tethys Themis Uranus Zeus
Bacchus Ceres Diana Juno Jupiter Mars Mercury Minerva Neptune Pluto Venus Vesta Vulcan
Amun Anubis Aten Atum Babi Bastet Bes Geb Hapi hathor heqet Horus Isis Khepri Khnum Khonsu Maat Nephthys Nut Osiris Ptah Ra Seshat Seth Shu Sobek Thoth
Alfheim Baldur Freya Freyr Frigg Heimdallr Helheim Idun Jotunheim Loki Nerthus Njord Odin Thor Tyr
Aengus Arawn Badb Brigid Cailleach Ceridwen Cernunnos Cu Chulainn Dagda Danu Gwydion Herne the Hunter Lugh Medb Morrigan Neit Nuada Taliesin Taranis
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Amaterasu Ame no Uzume Benzaiten Bishamonten Daikokuten Ebisu Fujin Fukurokuju Inari Izanagi Kagutsuchi Raijin Susanoo Tsukuyomi
Caishen Cangjie Dragon King Eight Immortals Erlang Shen Fuxi Guanyin Hou Yi Huxian Jade Emperor King Yama Leizi Lu-ban Mazu Nezha Nuwa Pangu Shennong Sun Wukong Xiwangmu Yue Lao Zhong Kui
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  1. Classical Mythology
    Pantheon Heroic Age Royal Houses Geographia Facts & Figures Genealogy Bibliography About Classical Myths
  2. Heroic Age
    Heroes 1 Heroes 2 Heroines Amazons Perseus Theseus Heracles Argonauts Calydonian Boar Hunt Seven Against Thebes Trojan War Odyssey Aeneid Tales of Lovers Giants Centaurs Mythical Creatures
  3. Heroes 1

Heroes 1

Heroes I contains information on the heroes and heroines before the time of the Trojan War.

Heroes I has been divided into two sections: Early Heroes and the Golden Age of Heroes.

The stories of Deucalion, Perseus, Heracles and Theseus were written on separate pages because of the size of each story. Follow the above links to go to these stories.

  • Early Heroes

  • Golden Age of Heroes

All heroines previously listed on this page have been moved to a new page titled Heroines.

Early Heroes

Listed below are some of the famous heroes from before the time of Golden Age of heroes:

Perseus

Perseus

Bellerophon

Bellerophon

Melampus

Melampus

Autolycus

Autolycus

For Deucalion, see the Creation / Deluge page.

Golden Age of Heroes

The Golden Age of heroes was set in the time just before the Trojan War, involving many great heroes and fantastic adventures.

Some of the great adventures and wars took place in this period, including that of the Argonauts, the Calydonian Boar Hunt, the battle between Lapiths and the Centaurs, and the ill-fated wars against Thebes.

Below is a list of some of the heroes who took part in these adventures.

Heracles (Hercules)

Heracles (Hercules)

Theseus

Theseus

Jason

Jason

Peleus

Peleus

Telamon

Telamon

Dioscuri (Castor & Polydeuces)

Dioscuri (Castor & Polydeuces)

Idas & Lynceus

Idas & Lynceus

For Cadmus and Oedipus, see House of Thebes.

See also the new Heroines page for articles on Medea, Atalanta and Antigone.

Related Pages

  • Heroes II

  • Heroines

  • Amazons

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By Jimmy Joe

Heroic Age:

  • • Heroes 1
  • • Heroes 2
  • • Heroines
  • • Amazons
  • • Perseus
  • • Theseus
  • • Heracles
  • • Argonauts
  • • Calydonian Boar Hunt
  • • Seven Against Thebes
  • • Trojan War
  • • Odyssey
  • • Aeneid
  • • Tales of Lovers
  • • Giants
  • • Centaurs
  • • Mythical Creatures
Heroes 2

Heroes 2

Heroes II contains information on the heroes who fought in the Trojan War . Below is a list of Greek and Trojan champions. Greek Champions Trojan Champions Please note that I have moved Helen, Penelope, Andromache and Cassandra to the new Heroines...

April 24th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Heroic Age

Heroic Age

In the mythical past in Greece, heroes were quite common. These heroes undertook strange quests, sailed on fantastic voyages, killed villains and monsters, saved beautiful princesses in distresses, and fought in titanic wars. The Greek writer Hesi...

April 9th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Heroines

Heroines

Even though the societies in post-Dorian Invasion Greece were predominantly filled with myths about male heroes, some myths still survive about the heroines from the mythical past. Being skilled with a weapon was not the only requirement for being...

June 22nd, 2003 • Jimmy Joe
Heracles

Heracles

Homes of Heracles Education of Heracles Twelve Labours of Heracles Companions of Heracles The Heraclids Homes of Heracles Education of Heracles Below are the list of name who trained Heracles. Twelve Labours of Heracles Here are the list of the Tw...

June 7th, 2000 • Jimmy Joe
Hero's Journey

Hero's Journey

When a hero is on a quest, he must often undertake a perilous journey. Sometimes there is no road, so he must trek through unknown paths through thick woods or the arid desert. Sometimes, the hero does make his journey on a road. On this road he m...

October 6th, 2002 • Jimmy Joe
Greek Gods

Greek Gods

The Greek gods and goddesses are probably the most recognized pantheon of gods in the western world . Many of their names are mentioned in daily phrases, and most people in the Western world know the majority of these deities. Their stories have b...

April 2nd, 2002 • Timeless Myths
Heracles

Heracles

Heracles (Ἡρακλἣς) was the mightiest and most famous of the Greek heroes. Heracles was the son of Zeus and Alcmene. The Romans identified him as Hercules. In fact, modern scholars preferred to use his Latin name rather than the original Greek name...

April 9th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Book of Heroes

Book of Heroes

The Book of Heroes is the collection of creative writings that was written for Timeless Myths since April 2, 1999. These creative writings include the openings of Timeless Myths (e.g. Song of Timeless Myths ), and of the subdivisions, e.g. Classic...

October 6th, 2002 • Jimmy Joe
Argonauts

Argonauts

Of all the adventures found in Greek mythology, Jason's Quest of the Golden Fleece stands out for modern readers. The Argonauts (Ἀργοναὓται) were a company of 50 heroes who sailed on the ship called Argo (Ἀργο), in their journey toward the fabled ...

May 22nd, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Heraclids

Heraclids

The Heraclids (Ἡρακλειδαί) were the children and descendants of the hero Heracles (Ἡρακλἣς). The ancient Greeks believed the Heraclids became the ancestors of rulers in Argos, Sparta and Messenia, when the Mycenaean civilisation collapsed during t...

August 23rd, 2003 • Jimmy Joe

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