Heracles
Creative Minds: June Myths, Hercules, Hercules - Labors - The Sources [About.com], Hercules' Mates, Hercules, Greece's Greatest Hero, Who Was Hercules?
About the Interpretation of Greek Myths
Retellings of six heroic myths, with brief explanations.
Achaean Leaders, Greek Mythology Link.
Carlos Parada explains who each of the Greek leaders in the Trojan War were and lists the troops under their command.
Achilles
Basic information on Achilles and his role in the Trojan War.
Heroic Behavior [About.com]
The rules governing heroic behavior that guided ancient heroes like Achilles.
Jason's Angels
A look at Jason and the Argonauts as not so much heroes as a biker gang.
Story of the Trojan War - The Sequence of Events [
The sequence of major events in the Trojan War and The Iliad of Homer beginning with the theft, by Paris, of Helen of Troy.
The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived before
Retelling of the classic myth by Padraic Colum, illustrated by Willy Pogány; e-text at Bartleby.com.
The Greek Heroes
By Charles Kingsley (1894), e-text from the Baldwin Project.
Trojan War Net
Learn about the Trojan War and the people who took part in it, why Menelaus was fat, and get homework help.