Essay On Hercules

Wherever an innocent would suffer there would be Hercules. With his strength of ten men and kind heart Hercules helps those who need it. Thought it is tough the half god does the impossible. By helping others before himself he has been made a symbol of good. Hercules life and background significantly impacted Greek and Roman mythology and he continues to be a great influence on modern day culture.

As Zeus’s son with the mortal Alcmena he had problems with his stepmother Hera who is the queen of the Gods(A&E networks). Since Hercules was born while Zeus and Hera were married Hera wanted to make Zeus pay for his adultery so she sent to two snakes to kill Hercules while he slept in his crib, Hercules killed the snakes with his bare hands(Greek

When Hercules was married to his first wife Megara he had three kids, Alexiares , Anicetus and Telephus (The life and death of Hercules).Hera saw how happy Hercules was and filled up with rage and sent down a madness onto Hercules that made him kill his wife and three kids(the life and death of Hercules).When the madness was gone Hercules saw what he did and his cries could be heard miles away.

When Hercules gathered himself he went to see Apollo for a way to be forgiven of his sins.

Apollo told Hercules that the only why to be forgiven was to go to his cousin the king and do 12 tasks for him.

Twelve tasks to be forgiven for killing his family Hercules will first have to go Nemea to defeat a lion that was terrorizing a local village. It was said that the lion was no ordinary lion but the son of Echidna the mother of all monsters. It was also said that the lions fur could not be pierced by any man made weapon. Knowing this Hercules strangled the lion instead and took one of its claws and cut the fur off the lifeless body and made it into a cloak which he will wear on all the tasks. But that was only the first of twelve tasks he will need to be