In Greek mythology, heroes, gods, and goddesses had many characteristics in common. Some of the characteristics that were most commonly shared were having divine parents, accomplishments of inconvenient tasks, and extraordinary strengths. Two heroes in Greek mythology that had a lot in common were Theseus and Heracles. Some of the many similarities they shared were that they both went through severe labors, they were half-divine and half-human, they died of non heroic reasons, and they both performed enormous strengths. Both Theseus and Heracles had to go through a lot of hard labors. Throughout Heracles heroic life he completed 12 labors and Theseus also completed many. A difference between Heracles and Theseus was that Heracles would perform these tasks to free himself of the guilt of killing his family. While Theseus would do tasks to help people. Theseus also looked up to Heracles as a role model, sometimes both heroes would perform almost identical tasks. Even though both heros purposes for performing labors were quite different the outcome was mostly always good and they were greatly appreciated for them.
             Another great similarity with Heracles and Theseus was that they were half-divine and half-human. In Greek mythology being half mortal and immortal wasn't rare. Heracles parents were the great god Zeus (king of Olympian gods and the Lord of the sky)and a mortal woman named Alcmene. Zeus wanted to be a father of a mortal child that would be very intelligent and also very strong. Zeus saw Alcmene (the granddaughter of Perseus) whom was beautiful, very loyal, and had extraordinary wisdom, and he decided he wanted her to be the mother of his child. Theseus' birth was a little different than Heracles birth. Theseus' parents were Poseidon (Lord of the sea, brother of Zeus) and the mortal Aethra (daughter of Pittheus). On the night that Theseus was conceived Aethra slept with both Poseidon and King Aegeus of Athens. A...