The idea of a hero embodies the admirable values of a culture. Like many other cultures, the Greek heroes are intricate of their society, which explains why heroes as Hercules, Theseus, and Perseus are created as models of their times and are given both physical and mental abilities of detachment from their fears in order to fulfill fated responsibilities.
The prime concept of heroism is usually linked to the courageousness of the hero for the ancient Greeks. Hercules is one of the best- known heroes in the Greek mythology, but before the ancient Greeks started worshipping him as a Greek God, he had to prove his courage. This required him to serve king Eurystheus and do whatever he demands, “The tasks Eurystheus [gives] him to do are …show more content…
Hercules is more than a hero for the ancient Greeks that is all due to his physical strength, which he proves when “All was silent in the house two great snakes came crawling in the nursery…Hercules sat up and grasped the deadly creature by the throat” (227). Hercules is surely known for traits other than his strength like his courageousness or selflessness in some cases but not all those other heroic traits he possesses distinguish him from all the other heroes. However, the only thing that highlighted Hercules is his strength, which is the only thing our hero is good at doing. Perseus has all the qualities of a traditional hero, such as intelligence and courteousness, in addition to his physical strength, which made people recognize him as a hero. Perseus proved "he stood up before them all and did exactly what the king had hoped he would do, declared that he would …go off and kill the medusa and bring her back” (204). Perseus is certainly a hero with many heroic qualities other than his strength. However, Perseus’s body strength is the first quality people recognized in him when he came back with a Medusa’s head, and it is indeed the quality that made him the perfect warrior figure of his time. All those Greek heroes show common traits in their strength and knowledge with weapons, the emphasis all those different myths show on being a great warrior reflect how valuable this
The prime concept of heroism is usually linked to the courageousness of the hero for the ancient Greeks. Hercules is one of the best- known heroes in the Greek mythology, but before the ancient Greeks started worshipping him as a Greek God, he had to prove his courage. This required him to serve king Eurystheus and do whatever he demands, “The tasks Eurystheus [gives] him to do are …show more content…
Hercules is more than a hero for the ancient Greeks that is all due to his physical strength, which he proves when “All was silent in the house two great snakes came crawling in the nursery…Hercules sat up and grasped the deadly creature by the throat” (227). Hercules is surely known for traits other than his strength like his courageousness or selflessness in some cases but not all those other heroic traits he possesses distinguish him from all the other heroes. However, the only thing that highlighted Hercules is his strength, which is the only thing our hero is good at doing. Perseus has all the qualities of a traditional hero, such as intelligence and courteousness, in addition to his physical strength, which made people recognize him as a hero. Perseus proved "he stood up before them all and did exactly what the king had hoped he would do, declared that he would …go off and kill the medusa and bring her back” (204). Perseus is certainly a hero with many heroic qualities other than his strength. However, Perseus’s body strength is the first quality people recognized in him when he came back with a Medusa’s head, and it is indeed the quality that made him the perfect warrior figure of his time. All those Greek heroes show common traits in their strength and knowledge with weapons, the emphasis all those different myths show on being a great warrior reflect how valuable this