Hercules: An Epic Hero With An Epic Story

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Hercules an epic hero with an epic story

Hercules the son of the great god Zeus is one of the best known gods of all the greek mythological heros. Hercules was known for his bravery, streangth, and adventuresome personality. Hercules had a mortal mother and a god as a father like most heros, and his mothers name was Alcmene. Hercules was a mortal at first but not any normal mortal he posesed super human streangth.

Hercules was the strongest heroes cause from his father Zeus he possesed super human streangth. Hercules was not only strong but a champion wrestler he even wrestled the great god Zues to a draw he was also an excellent marksman. It is said the Hercules could throw giant boulders like a pebels and he would push mountians if they ever blocked his cattle. He did all of these mortaly imposible taskes with ease and his curage showed termendously in times of need. …show more content…

When Hercules was just a child Hera who was a goddes was very jealous of Hercules cause Zeus his father cheated on Hera with many mortal women to pass on his great god genes and the more half gods the better off Greece would be. Zeus had an affair with another women name Alcmene which resulted in the birth of Hercules. Hera was so jealouse that she sent two snakes to kill Hercules when he was an infant but Hercules grabbed both snakes by the head an killed them. in Hearcules's adventures he defeated the Nemean Lion, Hydra, and the man killing Stymphalian Birds. Thoughout his labors he showed nothing but bravery, beacause any other mortal that would dare to even get near these foul creaturs would surely

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