Were Achilles and Hercules at the time of Noah?

Question

If not what other heroes of old were alive during the time of Noah?

If not what other heroes of old were alive during or before the time of Noah?

Answer 1

Hmmm... Interesting question.

I can't give you a positive answer but there is suggestive evidence.

If you check Genesis just before the flood, they say the sons of god mixed with the daughters of men. These were called the Sons of Nephilim, I think? In Jude, it is referred to as fallen angels procreating with men. Also, a lot of ancient religions with many gods had priests and priestesses who believe they could sleep with their deities.

What I'm saying is, I'm not sure but where there's smoke, there's fire. It's a possibility.

Answer 2

The short answer is no.

The long answer is that the Greek flood is probably the same as the Biblical flood as well as everyone else's flood. If you want to be all science-y, then it probably had to do with the end of the last Ice Age. Anyway, the two survivors of the Greek flood are Deucalion, son of Prometheus and some random nymph, and Pyrrha, daughter of Epimetheus and Pandora.

After everything was dry, they repopulated the earth by throwing stones over their shoulder, turning into humans. From there, it was a long time before we get to Hercules and Achilles, at least 8 generations considering Perseus is Hercules' great-grandfather. So, the answer is no.

Answer 3

I totally agree with Taliesin Penn Beirdd. The Greek mythology, like any other ancient religion, contains the "flood" story. The difference between the christian flood and the Greek flood is how many and why Noah took the pairs of animals with him. Another difference between the Bible and the Greek mythology is that the sons obtained from the mix between the sons of gods and the daughter of men from the Bible were before the flood, while in the Greek mythology they were after the flood. The flood myth appears both in Christianity and Hebrew.

Answer 4

Achilles and Hercules come from Greek mythology while Noah is from the Romans- two totally different cultures describing their past in different ways- both fables passed on from generation to generation, none based on any actual fact, therefore the time they existed is Never!

Answer 5

Now this is an interesting mix of mythologies here. 'The Flood' myth actually pre-dates the ancient Greek culture and therefore pre-dates the mythologies they created. As to whether any of it is true that depends on your interpretation, although geologists have proven there have been many great cataclysms in the history of earth and one may well have resulted in such a flood.
The original flood myth actually comes from ancient Sumerian and Akkadian texts.

Answer 6

achilles was a real person, hercules wasnt. not sure of time though. ok achilles was around in 530 bc, and Noah was about 2500 bc i think

Answer 7

Ichabod Crane

Answer 8

Actually Noah is from the Hebrew or Jewish historiography not the Roman.

Answer 9

Nope much later.

Answer 10

They were down at the bar drinking a brew. HEYOOO!