Open Discussion. Who was the greatest Hero of Greek Mythology and why?
Heracles was the strongest man who ever lived according to Greek myths, and he was giant but not as big as Otus and Ephialtes. You might check on Tydeus, a small but strong and skillful man who was a son of King Oeneus of Calydon. When he was a youth, he asked the Delphic Oracle if he would ever be as great a hero as his oldest brother Meleager. The Pythoness told him, “Meleager is peerless among living men, but he is destined to die young. Once he dies, you will be nearly invincible against any man or any fifty men. Only one man can ever kill you, and his name is Melanippus.” Tydeus’ baby brother was named Melanippus, so Tydeus took him hunting and killed him with his javelin. Oeneus banished him for killing the child. He went to the court of King Adrastus of Argos who had two lovely daughters who were courted by every prince in Greece. He and Prince Polynices of Thebes won the hands of these princesses, and Adrastus swore to restore them to the thrones of the cities from which they h
