heroes

    Top: Arts: Literature: Myths_and_Folktales: Myths: Greek: Gods_and_Goddesses: Heroes:

• - The sequence of major events in the Trojan War and The Iliad of Homer beginning with the theft, by Paris, of Helen of Troy.
  
• - Retelling of the classic myth by Padraic Colum, illustrated by Willy Pogány; e-text at Bartleby.com.
  
• - The rules governing heroic behavior that guided ancient heroes like Achilles.
  
• - Retellings of six heroic myths, with brief explanations.
  
• - Carlos Parada explains who each of the Greek leaders in the Trojan War were and lists the troops under their command.
  
• - By Charles Kingsley (1894), e-text from the Baldwin Project.
  
• - Basic information on Achilles and his role in the Trojan War.
  
• - A look at Jason and the Argonauts as not so much heroes as a biker gang.
  
• - Learn about the Trojan War and the people who took part in it, why Menelaus was fat, and get homework help.