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THE HEROES

THE HEROES. Perseus Theseus Hercules Bellerophon Daedalus. PERSEUS-1. Son of Zeus and Dana ë Dana ë and son cast into sea by King Acrisius Dictys find the two, Polydectes loves Dana ë Perseus swears to bring Medusa’s head as gift

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THE HEROES

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  1. THE HEROES • Perseus • Theseus • Hercules • Bellerophon • Daedalus

  2. PERSEUS-1 • Son of Zeus and Danaë • Danaë and son cast into sea by King Acrisius • Dictys find the two, Polydectes loves Danaë • Perseus swears to bring Medusa’s head as gift • Hermes guides him to the Graiae, to Nymphs of the North • Hyperboreans gave him winged sandals, magic wallet and cap of invisibility • Hermes gave him a sword, and Athena her shield • Perseus cut Medusa’s head and escaped

  3. PERSEUS-2 • On his way back, he stopped in Ethiopia to save Andromeda from the sea serpent and married her • He went back to the island of his mother to find cruel Polydectes and his men feasting • He showed them Medusa’s head, all of them were petrified • When throwing the discus he killed Acrisius, so the oracle proved true • He became the great-grandfather of Hercules • Athena bore Medusa’s head on the aegis

  4. THESEUS-1 • Son of King Aegeus of Athens • Spent childhood in his mother’s home • When old enough he was sent to Athens to claim his father • Always wanted to become a hero, travelled by land, which was dangerous, killed all the bandits on his way to Athens • Father recognised him from his sword • He became the proclaimed heir

  5. THESEUS-2 • King Minos of Crete was punishing the Athenians; every 9 years 14 youth from Athens were given to Minotaur, half bull, half human • Theseus wanted to kill Minotaur in the Labyrinth • Ariadne helped him; gave a ball of thread so he could find his way in the maze • Theseus killed the monster and set sail for home • Forgot to change the sail from black to white, Aegeus threw himself into the sea (Aegean Sea)

  6. HERCULES-1 • Son of Zeus and Alcmena • Hera wanted to kill him, sent two snakes to his cradle, Hercules killed the snakes • The strongest man on Earth; killed his music master by accident, (no intellect, sheer strength) • In a time of madness he killed his wife Megara and his own three sons • Friend Theseus prevented him from killing himself for punishment, took him to Athens

  7. HERCULES-2 • King Eurystheus of Mycenae, urged by Hera gave Hercules 12 difficult tasks to complete for purification • Kill the Lion of Nemea • Kill the nine-headed Hydra • Bring back alive the stag with golden horns • Capture a great boar on Mount Erymanthus • Clean the Augean stables in one day • Drive away the Stymphalian birds • Bring back the girdle of Hippolyta, Queen of Amazons • Bring back the three-bodied cattle of Geryon • Bring back the Golden Apples of the Hesperides, of Atlas • Bring Cerberus up from Hades

  8. HERCULES-3 • Helped the gods in their fight against the Titans • Freed Prometheus by killing the Caucasian Eagle • Fought Death to bring Alcestis back from the dead • His wife Deianira kept the blood of Centaur Nessus killed by Hercules as a charm to be used if Hercules loved another woman • Hercules wore the poisonous robe sent by his wife, who was jealous of maiden Iole; died on a pyre; and taken to heaven to marry Hebe

  9. BELLEROPHON-1 • He was the grandson of Sisyphus • Aspired to tame Pegasus, the winged-horse • By the help of Athena’s charm he succeeded • Anteia lied to King Proetus when her love was not returned by Bellerophon • Sent by the King to King of Lycia • King of Lycia asked him to kill the Chimaera, the monster with the lion’s head, goat’s body and a serpent behind

  10. BELLEROPHON-2 • After killing the flaming monster he buried the Chimera’s body under heavy rocks (Çıralı, Antalya) • He became ambitious and tried to ride Pegasus to Mount Olympus, which it rejected • Bellerophone lived in misery thereafter • Pegasus lived in Zeus’s stalls and became his favourite horse

  11. DAEDALUS • He was the architect of the Labyrinth built for the Minotaur in Crete • Minos wanted to punish him for his help to Theseus, put him and his son Icarus into the maze • Daedalus made wings from wax for their escape • Icarus disregarded his father’s warning and due to his ambition flew too close to the sun; his wings melted, and he died

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