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Hercules was the greatest of the mythological Greek heroes. He was famous for his incredible strength, courage, and intelligence. Hercules is actually his Roman name.
Sadly for Hera and Eury, the great Hercules not only lived, while solving each of the 12 Labors, he had great adventures, discovered true friends, and rid the world of some really nasty critters. Here are the famous 12 Labors of Hercules, each myth told in the form of a very short story.
In ancient Greek mythology Heracles was a hero with amazing strength and courage. The ancient Romans called him Hercules. According to legend, Heracles’ father was Zeus, the chief god. His mother was Alcmene. Zeus’s wife was Hera. She was jealous of all the women that Zeus loved, including Alcmene. Because of this, Hera hated Heracles.
The 12 Labors of Hercules. It all started when Hera drove Hercules mad making him kill his wife Megara and six children. Hera had once before tried unsuccessfully to kill Hercules, proof of Zeus’s (the father of Hercules) infidelity when he was 8 months old by sending two snakes to poison him.
This story presents the Myth of Hercules (the Roman term for the Greek Heracles) and the Ten Labors he had to go through to pay for his actions towards his family while under Hera's spell. This content is mature and we recommend this story be read by those 12+.
20 lip 2024 · Hercules is a hero in Roman mythology. He is a mortal son of Alcmene and Zeus. Hercules is known for his great strength. In Greek mythology he is named Herakles, but he has some different stories.
The strongest and most celebrated of the heroes of classical mythology, Hercules, called Heracles by the Greeks, was the son of the god Zeus and the mortal Alcmene. The goddess Hera, who hated the infant Hercules, sent two serpents to destroy him in his cradle, but Hercules strangled them.
