Top 10 Strongest Heroes From Mythology
Heroes from all mythologies are allowed. Not just Greek. This is a mixture of physical strength, defense, magic, and intelligence. They must be mythological, or at least found in mythology and not in history.
Hercules did everything in ancient Greek myths. He has done so many things that people have started to lose track of what he did or didn't fight. A good rule of thumb: it is in Greek mythology if Hercules ever came into direct contact with it. He was so great that the god that had been trying to kill him for his entire life let her husband Zeus bring him back as a god because she recognized that she had been beaten. The only reason he died was through acid literally burning away his flesh until he, get this, burned himself alive because he wanted to go honorably instead of surviving it, which he could've, and living to a ripe old age and kill more. He beat multiple gods in hand-to-hand combat, held up the weight of the sky with his own bare hands, helped the gods kill the giants which were specifically made to be unkillable, has a cloak that makes him invulnerable, and has never lost a battle. He seriously needs to be nerfed.
He is the GREATEST Warrior of all time... He is Undoubtedly the Undisputed and Undefeated Champion in all times, He was killed by Arjuna when He was Unarmed, Karna's chariot wheel got stuck in mud, he took off his bow and arrow, and got down to help the chariot wheel come off, Arjuna targeted Karna to kill him, Karna shouted about Kshatriya Dharma and Hindu Warrior Code of Honour of not killing and Unarmed Warrior or Prisoner of War... GOD Krishna told Arjuna about Reality and The Truth about Using Cleverness in War, and told that Lord Krishna as He is Divine God, All bad warriors are already killed by him, therefore he must kill Karna without any fear... So Arjuna killed Karna., otherwise Arjuna would have easily been defeated By Karna if Lord Krishna would not have stepped in... Karna was the Mightiest, he Could take down Bheem also easily...The God's, Devas all had come down to see the Mighty Universal Fight between Arjuna and Karna...as well..!
This page doesn't show EVERY demigod in Greek mythology, (the only mythology I'm familiar with) but out of these, I think Achilles is strongest. When he was dipped in River Styx, his entire body except for his heel became perfect and invulnerable, so his weakness became his heel, which not many other people knew. Not only this, but he is also the most famous Greek gladiator and known to be the "Hero of the Trojan War". If every
Greek demigod was on this page, than this would be the list in my opinion:
1. Daedalus
2. Achilles
3. Archimedes
4. Perseus
5. Heracles/Hercules
The greatest warrior of all mythology, outclassing karna, siegfried/sigurd, diomedes and so on.. Absolutely unrivaled in terms of speed, athleticism, battle prowess, strength, stamina.. His rage was said to defy fate, even zeus himself feared the rage of achilles.. Only killed through divine intervention as nobody could even challenge him, and he wasn't even in battle, he was praying at an alter, as it was impossible to kill him in combat.. Even his mere presence struck fear into the greatest of the trojans, hector, and forced gods such as poseidon and apollo to directly intervene to prevent the fall of troy before its time.. It was even said that diomedes (the second greatest of the achaeans) with divine power from athena to challenge and beat the immortal gods (aphrodite and ares himself) couldn't match up to achilles and didn't have the same presence and force achilles did.. There's so much to list about achilles that its not even debatable really to know that he was the greatest warrior in all of mythology.. Even alexander the great looked up to achilles and wanted to mirror him in everything he done.. When achilles refused to fight, defeat was inevitable, but when he took part, victory was inevitable, no questions asked..
Thor is easily among the top contenders for this list.
I think Mjolnir is most powerful weapon ever made in history of mythology...
With the avengers he is unstoppable!
He killed 9 giant sea serpants while in a 5 day swimming much against the mighty brecca. He killed a dragon with his bare hands and in order to do so, he had to cut off his arm without the slightest sign of pain. Not only does he have unprecedented strength, he is also a master tactician and uses his vast knowledge to defeat his oppenents, finding their weakness and seizing the advantage. He killed the giant demon Grendal completley naked and with no weapons. Beowulf is truly the greatest legend of all.
He killed a dragon with only 12 bee swarms and a queen bee. He ripped off an arm from a monster that killed hundreds of highly trained warriors like nothing., killed the monster's mom, who was even scarier than her son. To top that off, he was a wise king, who brought peace for decades to his people.
Defeated Grendel and his mother, who crushed the 24 members of the House of Odin. His physical strength is equivalent to that of gods like Freyr, Frigga, or maybe even Odin or Thor.
this guy is my favorite. he is the reason thor has his hammer is because of him when they did the competition with the smiths. he is also the reason Odin has Sleipnir, which took Loki to go through PREGNANCY (which to be fair was not the end goal)
He was not necessarily evil, he was just a trickster. the god that was known to play both sides of Ragnarok, murderer of his best friend Balder, son of Laffy the king of ice giants, and the father/mother of many monsters. some of his children include Fenrir, the midgard serpent, and Odin's horse.loved his family but known to rebel for attention and recognition.
Bad ass god, evil and cunning but makes life interesting for the gods of norse
The legendary concept of ideal king carried by a mere human being, with a divine power on their guard, represented especially by the legendary sword Excalibur.
Chosen by a weapon, he became a weapon in his own right. Fighting his enemies and serving his nation as a knight of the round.
Forged England into one nation from hundreds of fighting land owners, setting it onto its future course.
He defeated a dragon and bathe in its blood causing him to become invincible. Not to mention with his sword, which is called Gram, he can easily take on Karna.
Was incapable of feeling fear, has a helm that he can use to shapeshift, has a ring that is more powerful that the one from LotR, has a sword akin to Excalibur, and defeated Wotan (Odin) almost easily.
Got his abilities from cutting his way out of the stomach of a dragon and bathing in its blood. often called Siegfried of the undead
A monkey who became an immortal through Taoist practices. When he was fated to die he fought back and defeated Hell's messengers and wiped his name and his kind's names off of Hell's registry. Afterwards rebelled against Heaven and defeated all of Heaven's best generals. Was eventually trapped under a mountain by the Buddha where he remained imprisoned for 500 years. He was eventually released and to atone for his past sins escorted a monk on a pilgrimage to India to receive the holy scriptures from the Buddha. On this pilgrimage he fought and defeated a great many demons and monsters.
Let's start with his weapon. A staff weighing 17,550 lbs (7,960 kg) that he easily wields. It can shrink, expand, and duplicated on his command. It was initially said to have been used to measure how deep the sea is. The monkey king himself was immensely strong and fast, could shapeshift into any animal (except he keeps his tail), knew how to cast various spells, and could turn each of his individual hairs into duplicates with the same ability. Feats include moving the earth, defeating armies of gods, and literally scaring death. He was the strongest god damn monkey to ever live, and should probably be at the top of this list.
He was a great combination of brain, divine powers, physical strength, and warrior skills. He killed numerous demons in his childhood, lifted Govardhan Parvat (mountain) with his baby finger, and defeated Indra (King of Gods). These are some examples of his strength. He won the great battle of Mahabharata without killing a single person, showcasing his strategic mind. He demonstrated his divine power by showing the entire universe in his mouth to his mother. And lastly, his teachings to Arjuna during the battle of Mahabharata formed the book Geeta, the holiest and a great source of knowledge. This was his wisdom.
Krishna is Omnipotence, Omniscience and Omnipresence. Krishna is God incarnate in Human form. When Krishna's Mother was pregnant with Krishna, People could not even see her because of the brilliance that was emanating from her. He could move celestial bodies at will, example for this is krishna's willful occurrence of solar eclipse to save Arjuna. These are the characteristics of the ultimate God. If you read about Krishna, you will come to know his greatness and ISKON is doing a wonderful job of it. In his Vaman avatar, His one foot covered the entire heavens. He created a star system to kill a demon named Hiranyakasipu in his Narasimha Avatar. In the same avatar he comes out of a stone pillar by the devotion of prahalad.
God of the sea and the water element.
god Ram was a true warrior who fought against Ravana who was the king of lanka which is known as Sri lanka nowadays Ravana had a castle of gold but a monkey god Hanuman burned . This war was very big but at the end the war was won by the god ram which was a win of good on evil.
He was the slayer of Ravana - the most powerful demon in Hindu mythology. He killed fierce warriors like Khar/Dushana, Tarka, Bali, etc. He is the lord of Hanuman who burnt mighty Lanka to ashes, husband of Maa Sita (goddess of wealth) and elder brother of Lakshman (avatar of Sheshanaga). His power can be described by the following versa of Ramayan - "Enter the city with the Lord of Ayodhya enshrined in your heart and accomplish all your business. Poison is transformed into nectar, foes turn friends, the ocean contracts itself to the size of a cow's footprint, fire becomes cool and Mount Meru, O Garuda, appears like a grain of sand to him on whom Sri Rama has cast his benign look."
He possesses the Chains of Heaven (Enkidu), which can hold down a god... a GOD and anyone of divine caliber, also known as the Bull of Heaven, which was stated in the Epic of Gilgamesh to have a weight of infinity (greater than the weight of the known universe, which is 10^53kg). He also possesses the weapon called the "Destroyer of All Truth (Things)" in the Hyper-verse (larger than the Multiverse and Universe!). It was forged in the blood of the ancient Primordial God, Ea, who was the first recorded god to appear in all of human history. This weapon is said to have first appeared in archaeological records around 5000 BC because older is more powerful. The weapon has the ability to wipe out anything in creation, devouring all reality with its immeasurable and omnipotent power.
Near the end of the great Epic, it was also stated that in his failure to attain the flower of immortality, he possessed all of mankind's conceptualized riches, including food, clothing, armory (including weaponry), and even the divine weapons of other gods from different pantheons. For the ancient Mesopotamians were the first to create and worship their gods. All of these riches were considered secondary, as he was unstoppable. The Fate franchise did their research well. Klololololol.
The most complete hero of the Trojan war, the youngest king, smarter than Odysseus, brawny as Ajax, even the great Hector did not want to be found against him in battle, the "Aristos" hero according Homer, only he and Hercules (Diomedes uncle) faced gods in the battle and defeat... the man that goddess Athena wanted to side when he became immortal. Some say he was the patriarch of Celtic nation.
Diomedes stabbed Aphrodite with a spear, defeated Hektor, chased away Apollo, almost killed Aeneas, and nearly killed Ares in battle. Yes, Diomedes beat the god of war at his own game. And to top it off, he received absolutely no repercussion for his actions.
Perseus is one of my favorites. He chopped off medusa's head, killed a sea monster and killed drunk people who were going crazy. I like how he killed his stupid grandfather and didn't know he did. That guy is totally crazy. He even rested well when he literally threw his daughter into the ocean.
One of the only successful heroes, come on people! Okay, maybe he couldn't beat Hercules, but he could crush heel boy with one hand tied behind his back!
I think percy Jackson is the strongest hero because well... just read the books and you will understand. but out of these it is perseus besides percy Jackson is named after him.
Tied himself to a rock with his own intestines so he could die standing, and fool the enemy army of Connacht. His power was so feared, that even eviscerated and dying, his very presence was enough to prevent his opposition from making a move. Only when a crow landed on his shoulder after his passing, did any man dare approach... this man promptly lost his hand in the attempt of taking Cu Chulainn's sword from his corpse.
With the wit and cunning of Odysseus, Herculean strength, Achilles level wrath and agility, Karna level loyalty, a Spear that kills invulnerable heroes, a Riastrad that makes the Hulk look cute, and a sword of light on a level with Excalibur? I rest my case.
Son of the god Lug and held off an entire army by defeating a myriad of its troops in one-on-one combat in succession until they became frustrated and attack anyway, but Cú Chulainn (whose battle-rage was legendary) killed hundreds of his assailants, erecting a wall of corpses.
The son of God who was born as a human to save mankind from sin. He spent his life teaching and doing wonders such as healing ill and disabled people. He finally sacrificed himself and was crucified so that humans could be saved from sin. He died but was reborn and returned to Heaven. This great heroic deed was said to restore the balance so that the humans no longer were automatically doomed. Humans could then follow the example set by him - or at least believe in him - and reach heaven.
When he was a 1 year old he outsmarted of wisest of men. He saved all of humanity through his death he gave life. He has a giant cross which is his weapon. He only used 1% of his power during the crucifixion. He is limitless he is the lord. It is known that he fought beowulf, achilles, karna, and hercules at the same time by himself blindfolded using only his pinky finger.
He is omnipotent, which means he could ill all the others at will.
Muhammad ibn Abdullah (570 AD - 632 AD) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of the world religion of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet, divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monotheistic teachings of Adam, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and other prophets. He is believed to be the Seal of the Prophets within Islam. Muhammad united Arabia into a single... read more Muhammad PBUH was and is the most powerful but most kind personality in the whole world. He worked hard for the betterment of the mankind and spread Love.
He just wanted peace in mankind and after all not like other god or prophet who always catch up fight others.And he always respect religions.
The calmest, passionate, caring, and a worthy hero that God could ever give to planet Earth.
For all the people who think Karna would've slayed Arjuna easily, know your facts.
Bhismapitama himself told that he wasn't 1/12th of the pandavas. True pound for pound in terms of skills karna might've been a bit better but you should know that his dharma would never allow him to acheive victory.
Arjuna is most powerful warrior and he has the power to consume the whole world in a single arrow. Hence he is the powerful epic hero.
Arjuna was the Best Archer in the Whole Universe... He was the Greatest student if Drona, and was so sharp that he could hit a birds eye easily...!
I've always enjoyed Theseus due to his intelligence and open mindedness. He was the only Greek hero who actually stuck around for his friends. When Heracles was driven to madness by Hera everyone but Theseus abandoned Heracles, but Theseus stopped Heracles from going through with it. (even breaking an Ancient Greek stigma by making himself dirty by having contact with Heracles) Heracles lived with Theseus for a long period of time (months or years I'm not quite sure) before going off to complete his famous 12 Labors.To add onto this Theseus was a total badass able to fight his way through miles of bandits and capable of holding Heracles' famous strength in check. He's also one of the only mortals to escape Hades. Put this together with his Odysseus level smarts and you get one of the best heroes in mythology.
A well rounded hero, Strong like Hercules, smart like Odysseus, Loyal to a fauult. He is considered the father of democracy. He seeded power as a king to the people and went off to destroy dangerous monsters.
In the end they betrayed him for it.
He was not a demigod and yet defied gods and monsters, winning through cunning what he could not win through strength alone. He ended the siege of Troy, a feat that not even the migthy Achiles accomplished. He went to the underworld and returned with life, he killed the son of Poseidon and avoided the god's revenge. He suffered for 10 years to return to his home, denying immortality and the love of godesses to return to his family.
Hey, Odysseus was the man who ENDED the Trojan War with his Trojan Horse plot. He legitimately defied the gods, sailed the Sea of Monsters, survived a land of sleep, got past an island of cannibals, plotted his way out of Polyphemus's island (that scene was hilarious), survived the Sirens without stuffed ears, survived Scylla and Charybdis, got past the sorceress named Circe, ENDURED ALL THE WRATH OF POSEIDON, and murdered all the suitors invading his home! He is the cleverest hero, the highlight of the much-loved poem, the Odyssey, and a brilliant strategist. In the fight over the armor of Achilles, the two who helped carry back Achilles's body held a poll on who was most beneficial to their cause, AND ODYSSEUS WON (thus bringing around the suicide of Ajax).
He is a favorite of Athena, one of the most prominent heroes in the Trojan War, yet he isn't in the top 10?
Wow, people, get a brain. I'm sure Athena would agree. He wasn't even a demigod, he got through all his hardships on skill, and skill alone! Don't pester me about luck because he had awful luck.
Atalanta is an excellent huntress and the fastest runner in ancient Greek mythology. She defeated Peleus (Achilles' father) in wrestling and she was the only female Argonaut. A very beautiful and independent woman.
Atalanta was overpowered as hell. The only reason people don't know her was because the ancient greeks and romans were very misogynistic and find the notion that a woman can be so strong to be ridiculous.
Her skills are to be said to surpass Artemis the Greek goddess of the hunt, and one of the most powerful.
He is the son of two common people in India, received a boon, and traveled throughout the world. He defeated a demon with his weapons and defeated 125 Greek bandits who tried to steal his weapons made of gold. He was an honored guest in the Greek court of Heliodorus. After he returned, he taught the Kauravas and Pandavas in India. He shaped their weapon skills and made them even more powerful than himself. He was forced by duty to fight on the Kaurava side in the war.
Even in the war, he was like a blazing fire. No arrow could touch him, no sword could wound him. Even Bhima lost to him. He survived until the last day of the war, when he was told that Ashwatthama died. Ashwatthama was the name of Drona's son. Drona inquired of Yudhishthira, who never lies. He said yes because an elephant of that name died. Then he became very sad and was killed by Bhima.
He is known to receive moksha (salvation) and lives in heaven.
Is killing 3400 soldiers single handedly enough to get you on the list? Armed with two swords and two spears, one of which can cause wounds that never heal, his legend is one of love, violence, chivalry and tragedy.
Plus those 3400 warriors were from the otherworld so possibly gods?
*Gasps* The dual-wielding Lancer-class Servant of chivalry!