Greek Mythology Notes
An encyclopaedia of Greek mythology — gods, heroes, creatures, places, and the English words they gave us.
1990entries · gods, heroes, creatures · English words from myth
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Heroic Ideal
The Greek conception of the exemplary human who transcends ordinary limits through excellence and suffering
Hero cults were so widespread that nearly every Greek city claimed a founding hero whose bones supposedly lay buried beneath the central marketplace
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