Who Are Some Greek Heroes?
Theseus His father was Aegeus, king of Athens, and his mother was Aethra. Before Theseus was born, Aegeus took Aethra to a place where there was a huge boulder. He lifted it and placed beneath it his sword and sandals. When their child was strong enough, he instructed Aethra to being him to that place to see if he could lift the boulder. If the child came to Athens with the sword and sandals, Aegeus would accept him as his son. This child was Theseus. On his way to Athens, he faced many challenges and obstacles and had to perform labors similar to those of Hercules. Theseus is well known for his adventure in the Labyrinth on the island of Crete. According to one legend, the people of Athens had to send a sacrifice of 7 young men and 7 young women to the Minotaur who lived in the Labyrinth. Theseus went to kill the monster, and succeeded with the help of king Minos’ daughter, Ariadne. Perseus His father was Zeus and his mother was a mortal named Danae. Danae’s father and king of Argos,
