Ancient Greek Mythology, Heracles
Heracles was the greatest of Greek hero’s. After living a life that ranged from suffering, to victory, then to defeat, he was brought to Olympus and was turned into a god. Heracles is the son of Alcmena and Zeus. He had a twin brother Iphicles. Iphicles father was Amphitryon. When Hera learned that Zeus was the father to the twin Heracles she was very angry. She attempted to kill the baby by having two serpents sent to the cradle. Heracles right from the start showed a remarkable strength. He immediately strangled both of the serpents as soon as they were placed next to him. Even though Heracles possessed these amazing strengths he was never destined to become king. Quite the opposite was the outcome of Heracles life. He became slave to his cousin Eurystheus. The way this ended up happening was that Heracles killed his wife Megara and their three sons’. The main cause of Heracles going mad was believed to be Hera. After dong this horrible deed he went to the oracle at Delphi. The oracle told him to leave Thebes and travel to Tiryns, his parents home, where he is to serve his cousin Eurystheus. This is where the twelve labors come in. At the command of Eurystheus, Heracles was ordered to do twelve labors. They
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Amphitryon Hera, Finally Heracles, Cerberus Cerberus, Apples Heserides, Learnaean Hydra, Geryon Geryon, Arcadia Heracless, Nemea Heracles, Chiron Chiron, Hippolyta Hippolyta, erymanthian boar, stymphalian birds, learnaean hydra, cerneian deer, kill lion, cattle geryon, lion eurystheus, girdle hippolyta, horses diomedes, killed wife,
Approximate Word count = 1453
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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