The hero stories of ancient Greece: the Labors of Heracles, Theseus and the Minotaur, Perseus and Medusa and Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece with the voyage of the Argonauts. A myth belongs here when its cited article describes a Greek heroic cycle. It excludes the hero stories of other peoples. Examples in the atlas include The Labors of Heracles, Theseus and the Minotaur and Perseus and Medusa.
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Jason (Wikipedia)
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Jason ( JAY-sən; Ancient Greek: Ἰάσων, romanized: Iásōn [i.ǎːsɔːn]) was an ancient Greek mythological hero and leader of the Argonauts, whose quest for the Golden Fleece is featured in Greek literature.
Theseus (Wikipedia)
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Theseus (UK: , US: ; Ancient Greek: Θησεύς, romanized: Thēseús, lit. 'the placer', 'the instituter' or 'one who establishes order', [tʰɛːsěu̯s]) was a divine hero in Greek mythology, famous for slaying the Minotaur.
Perseus (Wikipedia)
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He was, alongside Cadmus and Bellerophon, the greatest Greek hero and slayer of monsters before the days of Heracles.
Argonauts (Wikipedia)
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The Argonauts ( AR-gə-nawt; Ancient Greek: Ἀργοναῦται, romanized: Argonaûtai, lit. 'Argo sailors') were a band of heroes in Greek mythology, who in the years before the Trojan War (around 1300 BC) accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest to find the Golden Fleece.
Labours of Hercules (Wikipedia)
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The Labours of Hercules or Labours of Heracles (Ancient Greek: ἆθλοι, âthloi, Latin: Labores) are a series of tasks carried out by Heracles, the greatest of the Greek heroes, whose name was later romanised as Hercules.
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