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Hercules ​


 * [|Hercules]** is the Roman name for the Greek Mythical demigod Heracles, son of Zeus (the Roman Jupiter) and the mortal Alcmene. Zeus and Alcemena were both married to different people and this angered Hera. Hercules was very strong. At a young age hercules had proven himself to be a skilled marksman with a bow and arrow, a champion wrestler and the possesser of superhuman strength. He carried around a sword and a shield where ever he went. An angry Hera made Hercules's life miserable because of his parents infidelity. Hercules was driven crazy by hera and as a result he killed his own two children. He was subsequently sentenced to do twelve series of task for he cousin [|Eurystheus], the king of Tiryns and Mycenae. Fortunately, Hercules had some help from the greek gods Athena and Hermes. At the end of these labors, Hercules was, with out a doubt, Greece's greatest hero.



Hercules appears in many places outside of the [|mythology] world. One would be that Hecules is a city in California. Hecules is also the name of a music tour. Hecules means "glorius gift of hera". It is also modified by the Etruscan name Hercle. There is a many of groups and businesses named after the name Hercules. One would be Hercules Insurance Agency located in Chicago. Another is Hercules Iron Inc. located in Northbrook, IL. There is a marble group named after Hercules in Tucker, Georgia. There is also an Optometric group named after hercules.

[|The Arms of Hercules] is one of many books named after the strong hero. Its about how Hercules is the son of the nearly omnipotent Zeus, King of the Gods, and of a human mother whose beauty sparked lust in the great god. The arms of Hercules look no more muscular than those of many other men—but his father was the greatest god in the entire world. Hercules, the son of Zeus, has crushed monsters, giants and legendary warriors in combat. Until one challenge remains: The harrowing underworld, the one place where strength does not matter. Pitted against the greatest monsters that classical literature and Saberhagen’s vivid imagination could create, Hercules’s struggle comes to life in his fight to the death, against Death itself.



In my opinion, Hercules is Greece's greatest god and hero. He was strong, wise, and skilled. I respect hercules alot. He went through twelve labors with ease. He faught lion, [|Hydra], bulls, snakes and other creatures which is why he is known for the hero he is today. He is still watched in movies and read about in books because of his legacy. Even though he is Greek myth he is still known as one of the greatest hero to ever live in the Greek world and in the real world.