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Hercules - An overview of the life of ancient Greek hero Herakles.
Hercules - Labors - The Sources [About.com] - A look at what the ancient sources say were the tasks Hercules had to perform for Eurystheus.
Hercules, Greece's Greatest Hero - Exhibition from the Perseus project, featuring a bio, map, and stories, with images from Greek pottery.
Hercules' Mates - A list of the mates and offspring of Hercules.
Who Was Hercules? - The many faces of Hercules.

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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.
The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived before Achilles - 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.
Hector - Hector - a great character in Greek mythology, fearless fighter in the Trojan War, hero of Troy
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 [About.com] - The sequence of major events in the Trojan War and The Iliad of Homer beginning with the theft, by Paris, of Helen of Troy.
Trojan War Net - Learn about the Trojan War and the people who took part in it, why Menelaus was fat, and get homework help.