User blog comment:Magma MK-II/Characters that shouldn't be here./@comment-7455247-20150410193543/@comment-1705775-20150410235134

that's because ancient "heroes" were not actually considered "moral" characters, the word has taken on a term of a character with high moral standards and bravery who opposes evil.. originally a "hero" was simply an unsual or powerful person, they did horrific things and they should not be considered "heroic" in the sense we use the word today.. it's also not entirely accurate to say they went around killing and torturing while being seen as "good", in fact many ancient heroes were punished for torturing or humiliating their enemies.. because even ancient cultures did not agree with needless cruelty and each has a strict code which even the unbridled "hero" had to follow in some manner.