| Hero | Description |
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Demigods—Sons of one god and one Mortal |
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| Hercules | (Son of Zeus) Greatest of Greek demigod heroes. Succeeded in twelve labors. |
| Perseus | (Son of Zeus) Legendary hero who killed Medusa, a monster so ugly it turned people to stone. |
| Theseus | (Son of Poseidon) Legendary hero, who killed the Minataur. Ancient King of Athens. |
| Pollux | (Son of Zeus) Prince of Sparta, renowned horseman, boxer, and Argonaut. Twin of Castor (a mortal) and brother of Helen. |
| Aeneas | (Son of Aphrodite) Trojan hero who escapes from the Destroyed city and founds Rome. |
| Minos | (Son of Zeus) King of Crete, patron of Daedalus, and keeper of the Minotaur. |
Mortal Heroes |
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| Jason | Led a voyage of 'Argonauts' on a quest to recover the Golden Fleece. |
| Oedipus | Solved the mystery of the Sphinx, and became the King of Thebes. Then struck with tragedy. |
| Bellerophon | Hero associated with Corinth, who killed the Chimera and rode the winged horse Pegasus. |
| Castor | Mortal twin of Pollux, prince of Sparta and brother of Helen. Traveled with the Argonauts. |
| Daedalus | Renowned craftsman, credited with inventing many ingenious devices, and designing the Labyrinth. |
| Icarus | Son of Daedalus who perished when he flew too near the son with waxen wings crafted by his father. |
| Meleager | Hero who hosted the Calydonian Boar hunt, and was a suitor for Atalanta. |
| Orpheus | Renowned musician, famed for leading the Argonauts past the Sirens and rescuing his wife from the Underworld. |
| Midas | Phrygian king who was granted the "Golden Touch", but repented when he turned his daughter to gold. |
| Eurystheus | King of Tiryns, loyal to Hera, who imposes twelve labors on Hercules. |
Mortal Heroines |
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| Andromeda | Ethiopian princess who is doomed to be sacrificed to a sea-monster, but rescued by Perseus. |
| Eurydice | Wife of Orpheus, the only mortal ever rescued from the underworld.
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| Antigone | Daughter of Oedipus, king of Thebes. Cares for him when he is exiled. |
| Atalanta | Famed huntress who hunted the Calydonian Boar and was involved with Meleager. |
| Deianeira | Third wife of Hercules who accidently kills her husband with the Tunic of Nessus. |
| Medea | Sorceress wife of Jason, who helps him gain the Golden Fleece. |
| Circe | Sorceress daughter of Helios, who enticed sailors with her hospitality and then turned them into animals. |
| Hippolyta | Daughter of Ares and Queen of the Amazons. Possessed a magical girdle. |
Partially Human Creatures |
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| Centaurs | Half-Man, half horse creatures that are usually prone to rowdy behavior. Chiron, the famous centaur
tutor of Achilles, Jason, and Perseus, was exceptionally noble and wise. Nessus was another famous Centaur, known for killing Hercules. |
| Satyr | Half-man, half goat creatures associated with Dionysus and drunkenness. Pan god of shepherds and flocks is the most famous satyr.
Silenus, leader of the Satyrs, had the gift of prophesy when drunk. |
| Monster | Hero | Description |
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| Scylla | Jason | Six headed sea-monster that grabbed sailors from every vessal that approached her. |
| Charybdis | Jason | Giant sea monster in the shape of a whirlpool, who consumed vessels that sailed too close. |
| Harpies | Jason | Ugly winged bird-women, who torment people by snatching their food away. |
| Sirens | Jason | Beautiful Sea Nymphs who lure sailors to their death with alluring song. |
| Symplegades | Jason | (Clashing Rocks) A pair of Rocks in the Bosperous that smash ships between them as they pass. |
| Talos | Jason | Bronze gaint who protect Crete by hurling bolders at passing ships. |
| Cyclopes | Odysseus | One-eyed, man eating giants. |
| Laestrygonians | Odysseus | Man-eating giants encountered by Odysseus |
| Sphynx | Oedipus | Monster with a woman's head, a lion's body, wings, and a serpent's tail. |
| Medusa | Perseus | One of the Gorgon sisters, So ugly she turned humans to stone. |
| Cetus | Perseus | Sea Monster in the shape of a large shark or killer whale. |
| Minotaur | Theseus | Man-eating Creature with the head of a bull and body of a man. Lived in Creten labyrinth. |
| Procrustes | Theseus | Bandit who stretched his victims, or cut of their legs in order to fit them into an iron bed. |
| Chimera | Bellerophon | Fire-breathing monster with a goat's body, a lion's head,and a serpent's tail. |
| Pegasus | Bellerophon | Winged Horse, fathered by Poseidon, captured by Bellerophon. |
| Calydonian Boar | Atalanta | Giant Boar sent by Artemis to ravage Aetolia. Subject of a famous hunt. |
| Geryon | Hercules | Three-bodied, four winged giant. |
| Antaeus | Hercules | Giant wrestler, who drew his enormous strength from contact with his mother Gaia (earth). |
| Nemean Lion | Hercules | Giant lion, whose fur was impenetrable by mortal weapons. |
| Hydra | Hercules | Many headed serpent, that grew two heads whenever one was cut off. |
| Erymanthian Boar | Hercules | Giant boar that haunted the region of Mt. Erymanthos, Achaia in Western Greece. |
| Stymphalian Birds | Hercules | Man-eating birds with beaks of bronze and metallic feathers. |
| Ladon | Hercules | Hundred headed sea serpent who guards the apples of the Hesperides. |
| Cretan Bull | Hercules | White bull that carried Europa to Crete. Father of the Minotaur. |
| Mares of Diomedes | Hercules | Fire-breathing, man-eating horses, kept by a Thracian giant. |
| Cyberus | Hercules | Three-headed dog that guarded the entry to Hades. |
| Achelous | Hercules | River God of the largest river in Greece, who fought Hercules for the hand of Deianeria. |