Heroes have played important roles throughout the ages. Fictional or real, personal or national, they have inspired us to greater things. They are the embodiment of everyone's hopes and dreams, the pinnacle of human achievement. Traditional heroes set examples of strength and courage. They are role models to a people. Of the traditional heroes, Heracles was the most famed. He had superhuman strength, which was tested in his daunting quest, and his character was tempered …showed first 75 words of 1068 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1068 total…Heracles demonstrated much determination and ingenuity in overcoming these setbacks. Clearly Heracles was a true traditional hero, he used his superhuman strength to overcome initial setbacks and fulfill his quest. Today Heracles shares a place among modern day comic book heroes like Superman, Batman, and others, as well as among real people like Nelson Mandella and Terry Fox who shared in his great determination and also overcame many obstacles and hardships to accomplish great feats.