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Athens. This hero was one of Jason’s band of Argonauts and was involved in several fantastic adventures. He was most famous for killing the Minotaur, a monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man.
    PERSEUS —the son of Zeus and Danäe. With the help of a helmet of invisibility, Athena’s shield, and Hermes’ sword, he cut off the head of the Gorgon Medusa. He looked into the shield to escape her gaze, which would have turned him to stone.
    ACHILLES —the son of a nymph and Peleus. He was a great hero of the Trojan war. When he was a baby, he was dipped into the river Styx to make him invincible. His mother held him by the heel, which became the only spot on Achilles’ body that could be hurt. During the Trojan war he was shot in the heel with an arrow, and he died near the main gate of Troy.

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 … please, anybody … fire … need help
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