Greek Mythology - The Ancient Greek Heroes

In English

   In ancient Greece there were people that had extraordinary powers. These people were very strong, good and helped the poor and the weak. They were the heroes. Some of them had powers given to them by the gods. Others were semi-gods, born from the interbreeding of gods and humans. Remember, the ancient Greeks believed that gods had some human weaknesses.

   The most popular heroes were, Hercules, Theseus, Jason, and Perseus. Many times these heroes were given tasks by the gods. Not all of the heroes had support from every god. Many times certain gods tried to sabotage their tasks and other times tried to harm them.
   The ancient Greeks believed and depended on these heroes. Their stories were told and inspired every generation.

Go to : Hercules, Jason, Theseus, Perseus.

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In Greek

   Στην αρχαία Ελλάδα υπήρχαν άνθρωποι που είχαν ασυνήθιστες δυνάμεις. Οι άνθρωποι αυτοί ήταν δυνατοί, καλοί, και βοηθούσαν τους φτωχούς και τους αδύνατους. Ήταν οι ήρωες. Μερικοί απ' αυτούς είχαν δυνάμεις που τους έδωσαν οι θεοί. Άλλοι ήταν ημίθεοι, γεννημένοι από διασταύρωση θεών και ανθρώπων. Θυμηθήτε, οι αρχαίοι έλληνες πίστευαν οτι οι θεοί είχαν ανθρώπινες αδυναμίες.

   Οι πιο διάσημοι ήρωες ήταν ο Ηρακλής, ο Θησέας, ο Ιάσονας και ο Περσέας. Πολλές φορές οι θεοί ανάθεταν κατορθώματα στους ήρωες. Δεν είχαν όλοι οι ήρωες την υποστήριξη των θεών. Πολλές φορές συγκεκριμένοι θεοί προσπάθησαν να διαλύσουν τα σχέδια των ηρώων και άλλες φορές προσπάθησαν να τους βλάψουν.
   Οι αρχαίοι Έλληνες πίστεψαν και στηρίχτηκαν σ'αυτούς τους ήρωες. Οι ιστορίες τους ειπώθηκαν και έμπνευσαν καθε γενιά.

Πήγαινε στον : Ηρακλή, Ιάσονα, Θησέα, Περσέα.

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Words you Need to Learn

Pay attention to the following before you start reading.

In phonetics where you see:

Capital letters is where the word is accented.
ee or i is pronounced as the ee in word beet.
e as the e in the word bet.
a as the a in the word father.
o as the o in the word only.
ou as the ou in the word Lou.
th like the th in think, (bold).
th like the th in this. (bold and underline)
Where you see a (red) " g " in the phonetics for that word, that " g " is pronounced like the y in yes.

ο ήρωας (EE-roas) = hero
η αδυναμία (athina-MI-a) = weakness
η διασταύρωση (thia-STA-vrosi) = interbreed
εγώ εμπνέω (e-BNE-o) = I inspire
ο Ήρακλής (eera-KLIS)= Hercules
ο Θησέας (thi-SE-as) = Theseus
ο Περσέας (per-SE-as)= Perseus
τα Προμηθέας (promi-THE-as) = Prometheus
ο ημίθεος (ee-MI-theos) = demi god
η γενιά (ge-NIA) = generation
εγώ υποστηρίζω (eeposti-RI-zo) = I support