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.

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The Top Ten Strongest Heroes From Mythology

1Karna (Hindu)

Karna. A hero so damned terrifying, that even GODS feared his power. It took two curses to hit him with bad luck at the worst possible moment (one caused his chariot to get stuck and he spent the rest of the fight trying to get it free again, the other made him forget the incantation to a spell that fires NUKES! ), a god getting him to give up his armour (that made Karna completely invincible), and ANOTHER god directly helping the second greatest hero of the time to kill Karna.
And Arjuna, the other guy? Could only manage it then by attacking Karna from behind, while Karna was trying to get his chariot free. Both actions in direct violation of the code of honour (which Karna followed perfectly in battle). Oh, and during their fight, Karna's arrows were so powerful that they pushed back Arjuna's chariot. A chariot which was being driven by the god Vishnu, and thus weighed as much as the ENTIRE UNIVERSE! AND KARNA'S ARROWS MANAGED TO PUSH THE CHARIOT BACKWARDS! Even Vishnu said ..more

Karna Could surely beat Achilles. Please read about him, you'll get my point. He was just the best warrior universe could ever produce.

He was a figure who always drew the short end of the stick, abandoned by his mother at birth, cursed by the gods for his overwhelming strength and virtues, and yet he stood tall and stuck by his beliefs till the end. Karna is without a doubt the most powerful of all the heroes in the mahabharata, yet also the most human. He got cursed by mother earth while helping a little girl, gave up his armour to a god who wanted to see him fall, and stood by his friends even though it meant he was going to die for it. Yet, with all his misfortune he was still accepted by Parashurama for his virtues, and managed to become stronger than anyone else including the other pandavas even though they had received numerous gifts and boons from the gods. Hence he is also my favourite hero, someone whom everyone in the end acknowledged.

If he had kavach during the war no one could hve killed him, Karna will be invincible. He is the greatest hero ever

2Heracles (Hercules) (Greco-Roman)

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. - MasterBeef

This man's mere visage is synonymous with that of the hero. Should you hear the name Heracles you know what strength that you face and no matter how much Hera cursed his life for the circumstances of his birth he was the greatest of heroes who ever lived.

From defeating Giants, to subduing gods, to defending mankind, Heracles is the ultimate hero. As a demigod, he was the best of both worlds: the power of a god with the kindness and courage of a man. Indeed, he was truly worthy of ascending to Olympus.

He's the son of the most powerful god, so he should be the most powerful hero.

3Sun Wukong (Chinese)

How is he not on top!?!? He is literally 5 times over immortal, the gods and the underworld spirits both sent their armys on him and he defeated them and said that he was bord with this, he is literally more powerful than most gods!

Stronger than gods, the eyesight better than any night owl, can transform into anything, can't be hurt by normal weapons, the power to control the size of anything.. CAN YOUR HERO DO THAT?

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.

Everyone forgets he has those three leaves that can summon MOTHER FLIPPING KUAN YIN

4Zeus (Grek)

Whoever wrote the list does not know that Zeus is a god, not a hero. They also don't know that it's GREEK, not Grek.

He is god, not hero or demigod

Zeus is the king of the Greek deities for a reason and is an absolute monster. He should be number one.

Big boi zeus is daddy

5Achilles (Greco-Roman-Trojan)

He might not have defeated the most monsters or is the coolest but it is stated that he is the STRONGEST

After about a decade of war, dude enters the war again so pissed that he almost ended it in a single day and killed so many Trojans that there blood began to chock a river. The gods had to intervene before he changed fate. When Hector saw this guy he ran for his life.

A warrior so great that any other hero can only be compared to him through his one weakness (His Achilles' heel), for the strength and achievements of Achilles are so far beyond the measure of their own that no other comparison exists.

According to the Iliad, he could kill 10 men per blade swing. Till scientific research doesn't say otherwise, I believe that's true (its a joke for those who don't get jokes).
Na, just much cooler than Heracles, focusing in martial prowess instead of physical strength. Heracles may be sturdy as hell, but he could still be killed by weapons, and Achilles is top of the noch in weapons.

6Beawulf (Norse)

Beowulf is an all around badass. He deserves to be number one on this list. He ripped a troll's arm off, killed his mother, then died while battling with a dragon for his people, which he beat. Plus, the strength of thirty men in each arm adds even more to his heroism.

One of the few heroes that actually died for his people

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.

This list is kinda offensive since there are many heroes of different religions shown as myths. - zxm

7Perseus (Greco-Roman)

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.

Same he killed medusa and killed his stupid or just evil grandfather

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!

Slayed Medusa, the noblest of all men. )

8Thor (Norse)

With the avengers he is unstoppable!

He's a god and shouldn't be on this list

Thor is easily among the top contenders for this list.

The god of thunder should definitely be on this list

9Rama (Hindu)

He was the greatest archer in the world till now

He could destroy the whole army with only one arrow. Doom ii rpg phone. That arrow was even more powerful than any nuclear weapon!

He can easily beat Hercules

Rama is the strongest god

10Krishna (Hindu)

Not just a mythological character but truth that can be experienced in vrindavan

The greatest warrior, a person of outstanding physical strength, martial prowess, but also an unmatched philosopher and strategist, the complete hero.. Who can win battles without even wielding weapon.. He won the greatest battle for pandavas, without killing a single person himself..

Krishna is India old gods, the Krishna come to cow. Me comparison to Krishna is in series Xena: Warrior princess to 4 season, episode The Way. In Xena, episode The Way have discover to Krishna, in blue colour body, take black power and reincarnation to Xena. Krishna take four hand, s and two foot, and attacker opposite to Rama.

God who maintains and protects dharma (right way) and also followers of dharma. willing to do any effort and sacrifice whenever dharma is threatened on earth

The Contenders

11Gilgamesh (Mesopotamian)

This guys is the legend. Please read 'the epic of gilgamesh ' and you will know he and enkidu are apex.

All others are mongrels and must bow before the king of heroes

He possesses the Chains of Heaven (Enkidu), which can hold down a god..a GOD and anyone of divine caliber aka the Bull Heaven, which was stated in the Epic of Gilgamesh as having a weight of infinity(bigger 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 (bigger than the Multiverse and Universe! ), forged in the blood of the ancient Primordial God, Ea, which mind you is the first recorded god to show in all of human history, which was said to have first appeared in the archaeological records around 5000 because..older is more powerful..this weapon can wipe out anything in creation, so all reality would be solely devoured by this immeasurable and all omnipotent weapon). It was also stated in the near the end of the great Epic, that in his failure to attain the flower of immortality, he was stated to possess all of man kinds conceptualized riches, be it foods, clothing, and armory ..more

'You are not worthy to gaze upon me. A worm like you should face the ground, crawl on your stomach and die.'

12Cú Chulainn (Irish)

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.

He has the warp spasm what more needs to be said

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.

'I wouldn't be a hero if I instantly died from a wound like this.' - Lancer from Fate/Stay Night - ModernSpongeBobSucks

13Muhammad (Islam)

He was not a mythological character. Remove him from this list of creepy characters. He was a real person and the greatest person in the world.

I am so surprised to see that Muhammad's Uncle Amir Hamza is nowhere on this list. He slayed a dragon with his bare hands and routed an entire army with only one sword blow. He can surely crush Hercules.

You can't say he is a myth I am Christian but I respect other religion and Islam is definitely not a myth it is a religion

He was the most calm, sage, genius, strong and overall best person to ever exist

14Christ (Christian)

Funny how no one is asking this be removed from the mythical list and yet 14+ individuals are doing just that for Muhammad

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.

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.

Christ is my strongest savior

15Theseus (Greco-Roman)

Um son of Poseidon the most powerful god and also the Minotaur was one of the hardest monsters to kill. (HADES EVEN SAID IT HIMSELF)

He was the son of the most powerful god which is Poseidon. Most of all he slaved the Minotaur!

Because why not

Theseus is my BOI I LOVE HIM sure he abandoned Ariadne and kind of caused his father's death BUT NOBODY'S PERFECT

16Odysseus (Greco-Roman-Trojan)

He defied the gods and got away with it how is he not at the top

He was actually a human not some demigod or immortal dude.

He ended the Trojan war.

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.

17Atalanta (Greco-Roman)

She's really strong and fast

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.

Her skills are to be said to surpass Artemis the Greek goddess of the hunt, and one of the most powerful.

Artemis will surely beat her. She is the goddess of hunt, no one can beat her. - KingKhan75

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.

18Diarmuid Ua Duibhne (Irish)

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.

*Gasps* The dual-wielding Lancer-class Servant of chivalry! - ModernSpongeBobSucks

He boned a whole village

Plus those 3400 warriors were from the otherworld so possibly gods?

19Arjuna (Hindu)

Let me tell he always asked suggestion of Krishna who is great god of hindu who had 16000 wifes

Karna would easily defeat him.

Hero who showed all emotions and weakness of humans, a sort of emotional being among the mythical heroes. Perfect example of modern humans

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.

20King Arthur (British)

King Arthur is a female

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.

He can't die while holding Excalibur. And it cuts anything so..

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.

21Setna Khaemswe (Egyptian)

Is there more to say? A modern character to match him up will be Loki. Setna was smart, brave and powerful. His greatest weapon is people underestimating him. He outwitted the Dead Prince. His magic is powerful since he survived demons sent by the Ennead with some of their power. Just one of those demons ccan wipe out a civilization from the face of the Earth.

Of course this dude should be higher. He could battle guys like Thoth who had beaten beings like the eye of Ra who was planetary and could destroy eath's population. Heck, even ancient Egypt's avengers then(Ennead) couldn't stop him. Classic villain

Legendary magician who outsmarted Thoth, the dead prince Neferkaptah, Ptah, and even defeated demons powered by the Ennead, making him at par with gods like Sekhmet or maybe even Apep.

22The Dioscuri (Castor/Polydeuces) (Greco-Roman)

They are extremely powerful. - blacku22

23Drona (Hindu and Greek)

Actually speaking, he is mainly Hindu. He is, however mentioned when Greek Heliodorus arrived as the ambassador of Greece,

True. If a person appears in both Greek and Indian legends, he just got to be great. - KingKhan75

This guy controls several powerful weapons and prayers

Guy who beat up 125 men in Greece even though Indian.

He is the best

24Hua Mulan (Chinese)

I think she is a inspiring woman and some people thinks shes cute

This is like one of the only heroes that is a girl and can fight with a sword. Okay, Atalanta fought a boar, but Mulan fought a war!

She basically cross dress so that she could fight about.. twelve or so years in war. And she also managed to do this without being caught, famous selfless heroine.

Best girl

25Sigurd (Norse)

How did you come to the conclusion that Christ is a myth?

Was known for being called Siegfried of the undead or the immortal man. was eaten by a dragon, carved his way out, and bathed in its blood making him invulnerable except for the one spot on his back that the blood didn't touch.

The viking version of Siegfried. Had a horse that was descended from Sleipnir, Odin's personal horse, had a sword that could cut through an ANVIL and was called Gram (meaning 'wrath'), bathed in dragon blood which made him invulnerable except for a small spot on his back, drank dragon blood which gave him the ability to talk to birds, ATE a dragon heart which gave him the ability to see the future.
When some idiot finally decided to kill him in his sleep, it was with Sigurd's own sword, he still pulled it out of his back and killed his murderer.
You know the Vikings T.V. series? That lady who marries Ragnar in season 2 is his daughter.

Sorry I put this in the wrong block.

26Samson (Israel)

'And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men.'

A Hippy with anger issues. Killed more people in one go when he was blind than in his whole sighted life.

The true meaning behind the term 'Blinded by Love'.

27Ajax (Greco-Roman-Trojan)

No he didn't the fight ended with no winner and was declared a draw by zues himself

Beat Hector in single combat through sheer endurance.

Was said to be stronger than all of Greece. was a great friend to many other heroes including Achilles and Odysseus

28Rustam (Persia)

He killed his own son in a battle and after he killed him he know how he is.

He killed zeus an thor, so I think he needs to be in top ten

He should be in 5 of top hero

Rostam is a really powerful hero he beat a dragon a witch and king of demon's ( white demon ) he stop giants and kill the esfandiar (an immortal hero like achilles but his weakness was in his eyes ).

29Alexander (Greek)

The qonqueror, he is a normal human, he exist in history, but he was able to qonquered so many nations, the greatest king to ever lifted

My role model. I wanted to conquer the whole world!

Conquered the half-world as he was the greatest warrior

He just conquered the half of the world he deserves #1

30Ravana (Hindu)

Ravana is the greatest king who ever ruled the world, as well as a part of universe from a tiny island SRI LANKA locate lonely in indian ocean.

He was the greatest scientist in his time.

Rawan was a owner of a plane built by his scientists before 10-15000 because

Greatest king and greatest devotee of lord shiva. Mightiest warrior and great thinker was able to set the zodiac according to his will. Brought moksh to whole family by bringing death to them by hands of Lord rama. He was immortal. Even lord ram could not have killed him if vibhishan would not be on Ram's side.

31Diomedes (Greek)

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. - ShuhBanggg

The God-Slayer, One of the best Strategist of Trojan War, the only warrior that the Trojans feared, Third Highest Commander among all the Achaeans during the Trojan War, The Most Favorite Warrior of the Goddess Athena and the Youngest Ruler among all Achaeans

32Meghnada (Hindu)

Everyone talks about Karna and his vasavi shakti from Indra. Well, this guy had vasavi shakti and Indra's Vajra as he defeated him. He took all the most powerful weapons from the heavens. The only atimaharathi to ever exist, his power is at least 12x greater than Karna.

Grelatest warrior in the war of ramayana. Fought with the devs and brought their king Indra as hostage. Even the gods prayed to bring back Indra. Who else could do that?

He was named Indrajeet (one who conquered Indra) after he defeated n captured Indra, the king of gods.

Oh come on he can easily defeat anyone from this list simultaneously.except lord shiva

33Siegfried (Norse-German)

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.

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

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.

34Bhishma

The greatest warrior of the Kaurav side and blessed with a boon of death according to his own will

No one of his kind who also have the ability and skills to fight with devtas also

The grand sire in the epic of mahabharath

Number 1 with out any doudt

35Loki (Norse)Loki Laufeyson, or Loki Odinson, is a fictional character appearing in the American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the adoptive brother and archenemy of Thor, and is known as the 'God of Mischief'. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the character has been portrayed by Tom Hiddleston.

Bad ass god, evil and cunning but makes life interesting for the gods of norse

I hate him.

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.

36Polyphemus (Greco-Roman)

My dudes he is sexy with these looks he turned medusa to gold. He is actually awesome.

He is the cyclops

37Bali (Hindu)

He had a special ability to drain half power of the opponent. He roamed keeping ravana in his armpit for several years. Even lord Rama shot him at his back. He could have killed anyone in this list in close combat without any fatigue.

To be more clear, Indra the king of gods gave him a boon according to which anyone who came at him with the intent to fight would lose half his strength to Bali. So it made him pretty much invincible in battle. And yeah once ravan challenged him for a fight and Bali, defeating him, took him around the world tied up in his tail.

38Fionn Mac Cumhaill (Irish)

Ancient hunter-warrior of Irish mythology

39Davy Crockett (American Tall-Tales)David 'Davy' Crockett was a 19th-century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier, and politician. He is commonly referred to in popular culture by the epithet 'King of the Wild Frontier'. He represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives and served in the Texas Revolution.

He is a real person most heroes can't say that, but I think he should be on this list because he beat a huge panther, killed or tamed thousands of bears, and killing Mexican solider upon Mexican solider in his demise at the Alamo. That is why Davy Crockett should be on this list.

40Poseidon (God of The Sea) (Greco-Roman)

God of the sea and the water element.

41Enki (Sumerian)

The legendary friend of gilgamesh and he could kick ass

42Balarama (Hindu)

Elder brother of Lord Krishna. Teacher of Gadhayudha, Mallayudha for Bheema and Duryodhana

43Thoth (Egyptian)

Why is Thoth so low ? In fact where are the Egyptian heroes? Where is Horus? Osiris? Anyway, Thoth was so smart he could come up with a solution for almost every problem. He also helped Horus defeat the Grand Dictator Seth.

The god of knowledge. No one was as smart as him.

Creator of writing and god of knowledge. You can't be reading this without thot

Creator of knowledge and the Book of Thoth. Kinda a dick to people who cross him

44Cadmus of Thebes (Greco-Roman)

Cadmus is just an awesome hero and he fought a dragon as well. He was the first Greek hero so he has to be very powerful in terms of combat strength.

Killed the dragon Sybaris and founded the city of Thebes. Defeated over half the Spartoi.

48Minotaur (Greek)

Has superhuman power

Theseus is the hero who played the minotaur

vs perseus

Originally from the island crete where one of the gods, probably Zeus again, took the form of a prized bull and raped the queen. the creature had the labyrinth built for it to live and would eat all men that entered the maze except for Theseus

49Sohrab (Persian)

Strongest man ever lived, died only because of fate

It was really bad.
he try to kill his own father without knowing that he is his father and the greatest warior how ever live.
his father was rostam.

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