Favourite Greek mythology hero?

Perseus followed by Heracles.

Achilles.

Did anyone else think of age of mythology while voting?

Jason was my fave story-wise.

Character-wise, has to be Heracles. BTW, "Hercules" is Roman.

Orpheus.

Odysseus. He was identified through wisdom and intellect instead of brute strength.

Achilles

@PrinceAragorn1 said:

Did anyone else think of age of mythology while voting?

Kind of.

@ozeol It's "Herakles" or "Heracles", not "Hercules" (who is a figure of equivalent status in Roman mythology).

Oedipus

He represents the tragic hero. He tries to fight destiny, only for it to occur.

@joeagentofhand1 said:

Oedipus

He represents the tragic hero. He tries to fight destiny, only for it to occur.

That mutha f*cka! Nyahahahaha!

Diomedes

Herakles

Mostly because of Steve Moore.

Odysseus

Hector, of course.

Chronos or Medea :P

Both Hercules and Odysseus

Hercules followed closley by Odysseus and Jason

Hector for me (Homer version)

Kratos, lol

Sorry I couldn't help myself.

Who puts the "glad" in gladiator?

Hercules!

Apollo, so thanks for not adding him. Jokes...i picked Hector for the sake of the vote.

@nerdork:

Don't mean to be a dick (cause there are sure quite a few of them around) but Apollo (as a god) wouldn't exactly qualify as a Greek hero.

Jus' sayin'.

@kuonphobos: Absolutely no offense taken, and you are not being, as you said, "a dick"; but I have to disagree with you. I believe that a hero can be, and is, a subjective term. He may be the god of music, prophesy and healing (not too powerful, by cosmic/comic standards), but he is also referred to as The Archer, and is implacable with his aim. He is also charged with seeing that sun sets and rises, by driving across the sky in a great chariot and 2 golden horses (I think they’re golden anyway). He eventually replaced Helios, and became The Sun God as well; and that gave him infinite foresight and the ability to shed light wherever he wishes.

Apollo is The Truth where no lie can hide. He is The Prophecy; present, past and future cannot escape his sight. He’s The Archer, with a great silver bow, whom has never missed. He is the Driver of the Sun. He is The Sun God (replacing Helios). He is The Healer with control over life and death itself.

I am not saying that he is on Zues' or Hercules' level, or even on the same level as the others to choose from (especially in regards to a warrior’s status...or "might"). Though, he is definitely more powerful, in every way, when comparing him to the mortal choices in the list. I am just saying, that yes, he is a hero.

Hercules, naturally.

Odysseus.

I like the fact he used his intellect to overcome obstacles rather than brute strenght.

Jason

then

Theseus

Perseus then Jason

Bellerophon

@nerdork said:

@kuonphobos: Absolutely no offense taken, and you are not being, as you said, "a dick"; but I have to disagree with you. I believe that a hero can be, and is, a subjective term. He may be the god of music, prophesy and healing (not too powerful, by cosmic/comic standards), but he is also referred to as The Archer, and is implacable with his aim. He is also charged with seeing that sun sets and rises, by driving across the sky in a great chariot and 2 golden horses (I think they’re golden anyway). He eventually replaced Helios, and became The Sun God as well; and that gave him infinite foresight and the ability to shed light wherever he wishes.

Apollo is The Truth where no lie can hide. He is The Prophecy; present, past and future cannot escape his sight. He’s The Archer, with a great silver bow, whom has never missed. He is the Driver of the Sun. He is The Sun God (replacing Helios). He is The Healer with control over life and death itself.

I am not saying that he is on Zues' or Hercules' level, or even on the same level as the others to choose from (especially in regards to a warrior’s status...or "might"). Though, he is definitely more powerful, in every way, when comparing him to the mortal choices in the list. I am just saying, that yes, he is a hero.

I agree with your premise. Certainly any being can be a hero and heroic.

What I mean is that in Greek mythology there is a very specific category which is generally refered to as the Greek Heroes. These individuals usually are half way between the world of mortals and the world of the gods. This usually maifests itself as their being the half children of gods and mortals/nymphs which are called demi-gods. These were characters who usually challenged the gods and fought for the mortal world which made them surrogates in the eyes of readers.

Odysseus

Odysseus is my favorite. I like that he's a family man, he has this indomitable will, he's smart, and he's a fighter.