NLE Greek Heroes

Defeated Medusa, the Gorgon with snakes for hair; paired with Andromeda.

• Theseus

• Perseus

• Orpheus

• Jason

Defeated the Minotaur, the half-man - half-bull who inhabited the labyrinth; paired with Ariadne.

• Theseus

• Perseus

• Orpheus

• Jason

Led the Argonauts on a quest to discover the golden fleece; paired with Medea.

• Theseus

• Perseus

• Orpheus

• Jason

Greek musician, wife Eurydice whom he tried to recover from Hades. Unfortunately he looked at her and she was taken from him.

• Theseus

• Perseus

• Orpheus

• Jason

Completed 12 labors and wore the Nemean lion's pelt over his shoulders to show his victory.

• Hercules

• Midas

• Odysseus

• Aeneas

Greedy king who foolishly made the wish that everything he touched would turn to gold.

• Hercules

• Midas

• Odysseus

• Aeneas

Invented Trojan horse, spent 10 years trying to get home from Trojan War also called Ulysses; paired with Penelope- was king of Ithaca.

• Hercules

• Midas

• Odysseus

• Aeneas

Trojan hero, 10 year adventure to found Hesperia; falls in love with Queen Dido of Carthage but leaves her to fulfill destiny. His descendants Romulus and Remus establish Rome.

• Hercules

• Midas

• Odysseus

• Aeneas

Greek hero of Trojan War. Invincible because he was dipped in the river Styx- but heel not protected. Kills Hector and is killed by Paris with arrow to the heel.

• Achilles

• Jason

• Bellerphon

• Daedalus

Defeats the Chimera (monster with lion's head, goat's body and serpent tail); road the winged horse Pegasus which he captured.

• Achilles

• Jason

• Bellerphon

• Daedalus