Addendum: I came across this article which discusses differing views on these things (Hēraklēs in particular) in more detail. Might be of interest: https://cla

Addendum: I came across this article which discusses differing views on these things (Hēraklēs in particular) in more detail. Might be of interest: https://classical-inquiries.chs.harvard.edu/comments-on-comparative-mythology-2-about-an-indo-european-background-for-ancient-greek-myths-about-herakles-son-of-zeus/ https://classical-inquiries.chs.harvard.edu/comments-on-comp...