Age of Heroes

Scope of this guide

A reading of mythic tradition, not a literal historical chronology. Story order and variants must not be mistaken for dated events.

Key chapters

1. Before the great quests

   Perseus faces Medusa →

   A hero survives an impossible task with divine aid.

   Full chapter source review pending. Confidence labels are editorial assessments.
2. Tenth year at Troy

   Troy falls →

   A long siege ends through deception and ruin.

   Full chapter source review pending. Confidence labels are editorial assessments.
3. Ten years after Troy

   Odysseus returns to Ithaca →

   The longest homecoming reaches its shore.

   Full chapter source review pending. Confidence labels are editorial assessments.

Connected roads

These are authored connections in the existing catalogue, not an automatically inferred family tree.

Earlier reading context: Rise of Olympus · Prometheus brings fire. A reading-path prefix is not itself an ancestry claim.

• Return to gods and mortals (related topic) · Subject guide

All chapters & review records

• Perseus faces Medusapending
• The Argonauts seek the Golden Fleecepending
• The war of the Seven against Thebespending
• Troy fallspending
• Odysseus returns to Ithacapending

Sources

Sources cited by the existing chapters. Listing a source does not mean every claim has been verified.

• Apollodorus, Library 2.4.1–3 · translated primary text ↗
• Apollodorus, Library 1.9.16–23 · translated primary text ↗
• Apollodorus, Library 3.6 · translated primary text ↗
• Apollodorus, Epitome 7.33–40 · translated primary text ↗