Greek legendary heroes; Odysseus, Theseus, Perseus, and Jason. ?

Question

I was wondering if any of you could help me with the knowledge you have at hand. I would like to know each of their origins, their fates, and their strengths and weaknesses. Even the slightest bit of information you share with me will help me out a bunch.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Wikipedia?

Answer 2

Odysseus - was part of the Greek army at the Fall of Troy.  Wondered the seas afterwards as part of a curse, I think by Zeus.  He came home at last to his wife and saved her from having to marry another man.

Odysseus as a reputation as quite an opportunist.

Theseus - I'm not positive on this one, but believe he was the one who killed the Minatour.  He received the hand of the princess for his efforts.

Perseus - Tamer of Pegasus, he killed the Gorgon.

Jason - Head of the Argonauts.  He obtained the Golden Fleece.  For more info on these legendary Greek heroes try a Greek mythology anthology or wikipedia or google.

Answer 3

i love this stuff and could go pages on them. but here is the short version:

odysseus: King of Ithica, Husband to Penelope and father to Telemachus. told by Homer in the Illiad and Odyssey. was taken away from his family to war for 20 years(10 was to come back home), he faught various monsters like polyphemus, scylla, and charbdis, very strong, cunning(thought of the trojan horse), handsome, cockyness put him in situations though. Favored by Athena.

Theseus was a legendary king, He was born of god and mortal blood(his mother laid with poseidon by the shore) and was king of Athens. he was a founder hero, basically was the Hercules of the Ionians(a group of ancient greeks). he is known for slaying the Minotaur. The only weakness I know is that he pissed off a goddess and accidentally made his dad, Aegeus, kill himself(it was named the aegean sea after him). Since he is a hero and part god he was viewed above mortal class so he was strong and cunning.

Perseus is the founder of Mycenae. He is also the first legendary hero.  His fate was to slay Medusa and rescue/marry the goddess Andromeda. I dont know his weakness. He is a brave strong hero cunning enough to use the reflection on his shield to turn medusa to stone

Jason. The leader of the band Argonauts. heis father was the rightful king to lolcus, but was overrun by Jason's uncle. Jason needed to find the Goldon Fleece to prove his ownership to the throne. they had to overcome many tasks, passing a dragon at the end to get the fleece. the return journey was just as bad(many obsticles were the same as odysseus).

Well there is a shortened version on what i know. i do know less about Jason and perseus and I know everything about odysseus though.