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Opposed by Hera; strangled two of her serpents in his crib
Heracles
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Completed 12 Labours after murdering Megara, his first wife, and kids
Heracles
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Served under Queen Omphale after murdering Iphitus, during which time he dressed as a woman
Heracles
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Before ascending Olympus to fight the Gigantomachy, he gave Philoctotes his bow/arrows
Heracles
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Landed the first wound in the Calydonian boar hunt; thus Meleager gave her the pelt
Atalanta
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Killed Hylaeus and Rhaceus for attempting to assault her during the Hunt
Atalanta
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Melanion used the Golden Apples to beat her in a footrace, thus winning her in marriage
Atalanta
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After having sex in the temple of Zeus, she and Melanion were turned into lions
Atalanta
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His father's 3rd wife, Kaikeyi, used a boon to force his exile from Ayodhya
Rama
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Through the use of a golden deer, his wife Sita was captured by Ravana and taken to Lanka
Rama
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Bowing to the wishes of the people, he exiled Sita despite her faithfulness
Rama
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He fought is two sons, Kusa and Lava, until Hanuman in the form of a horse revealed the truth
Rama
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Sent after the Golden Fleece after an oracle warned Pelias to beware a man with one sandal
Jason
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While travelling on the Argo, he and his crew saved Phineas from the Harpies
Jason
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After his betraying Medea, she murdered his new fiancee Glauce (Creusa) and her father
Jason
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Killed when a timber from the Argo struck his head
Jason
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His father Aegeus sent sandals and a sword under a rock, to be retrieved with Aethra's help
Theseus
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On his journey to Athens, he dispatched Periphetes, Sinis, the Cromyonnian Sow, Sciron, Cercion, and Procrustes
Theseus
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After sending him after the Marathonian Bull, Medea (wife of Aegeus) tried to poison him
Theseus
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On a journey to Hades to capture Persephone, he and his friend Pirithous were trapped on a magic bench.
Theseus
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He would be fully immortal, but his mother Thetis held him by the foot when he was dipped in the Styx
Achilles
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Refused to fight after Agamemnon took Briseis, but changed his mind after Hector killed Patroclus
Achilles
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After dragging Hector's body around Troy, he allowed Priam to claim the body
Achilles
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Paris fired the lucky shot that hit him on his motal point, and Odysseus was given his divine armour.
Achilles
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At birth, he was swapped with a daughter of Nanda and Yasoda to escape Kamsa
Krishna
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As a child, he killed/freed several daemons - Putana (killer of infants), Bakasura (crane), Kaliya (serpant - he is often seen dancing on its many hoods)
Krishna
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Established his superiority over rain deity Indra by lifting the Govardhana hill to protect herders
Krishna
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Appears in the Mahabharata as Arjuna's charioteer; in the Bhagavad Gita offers advice concerning fighting his own kin
Krishna
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The only man allowed to sit in the Siege Perilious, as he captured the Holy Grail
Sir Galahad
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His father Lancelot was a descendent of Joseph of Arimathaea; conceived when Elaine appeared to Lancelot as Guinevere
Sir Galahad
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Proved to be the destined Grail-capturer by pulling the sword of Balin from marble
Sir Galahad
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After finding the Grail, he healed Pellam, who Balin wounded with the Sword of Longinius
Sir Galahad
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According to the Chanson de ___, after sounding the horn Oliphant at Roncesvalles, his head exploded
Roland
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His sword Durendal has a thread from the Virgin Mary's cloak in its hilt; also has a tooth of Peter, a hair of Denys, and a drop of blood from Basil
Roland
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Attempting to break Durendal at Roncesvalles resulted in the formation of a deep cleft, his namesake Breche in the Pyrrenes
Roland
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He was betrayed by his stepfather Ganelon, who was executed for treason by dismemberment
Roland
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Following Zeus' kidnapping of his sister Europa, he and his brothers Phoenix and Cilix were ordered by Agenor to not return to Tyros without her
Cadmus
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After consulting the oracle, he was told to follow a cow. He founded Thebes where it sat down.
Cadmus
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He killed the dragon that killed his men and buried its teeth. Warriors sprang up, and they fought until only 5 remained
Cadmus
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After he and his wife travelled to Illyria, they were turned into serpents
Cadmus
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