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    Mark Antony considered him a personal patron god, as did the emperor Commodus. Hercules received various forms of religious veneration, including as a deity concerned with children and childbirth, in part because of myths about his precocious infancy, and in part because he fathered countless children.

  3. www.history.com › topics › ancient-greeceHercules: Myth, Legend, Death & 12 Labors - HISTORY

    • The Nemean Lion. First, Apollo sent Hercules to the hills of Nemea to kill a lion that was terrorizing the people of the region. (Some storytellers say that Zeus had fathered this magical beast as well.)
    • The Lernaean Hydra. Second, Hercules traveled to the city of Lerna to slay the nine-headed Hydra—a poisonous, snake-like creature who lived underwater, guarding the entrance to the Underworld.
    • The Golden Hind. Next, Hercules set off to capture the sacred pet of the goddess Diana: a red deer, or hind, with golden antlers and bronze hooves. Eurystheus had chosen this task for his rival because he believed that Diana would kill anyone she caught trying to steal her pet; however, once Hercules explained his situation to the goddess, she allowed him to go on his way without punishment.
    • The Erymanthean Boar. Fourth, Hercules used a giant net to snare the terrifying, man-eating wild boar of Mount Erymanthus.

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  5. www.britannica.com › topic › HeraclesHeracles | Myth, Significance, Labors, Meaning, & Facts

    Aug 22, 2024 · The blood proved to be a powerful poison, and Heracles died. His body was placed on a pyre on Mount Oeta (Modern Greek Oíti), his mortal part was consumed, and his divine part ascended to heaven, becoming a god. There he was reconciled to Hera and married Hebe.

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    Heracles was both hero and god, as Pindar says heros theos; at the same festival sacrifice was made to him, first as a hero, with a chthonic libation, and then as a god, upon an altar: thus he embodies the closest Greek approach to a "demi-god".

  7. www.greekmythology.com › Myths › HeroesHercules :: The Life of the Greek Hero - Greek Mythology

    As is almost typical in the case of heroes, Heracles was the product of a union of a mortal woman (Alcmene) and a god (Zeus). In Heracles’ case, even his mother was of a noteworthy parentage: Alcmene was the granddaughter of Perseus, possibly Greece’s greatest hero before Heracles.

  8. www.worldhistory.org › herculesHercules - World History Encyclopedia

    Jul 9, 2012 · Hercules (Herakles) was a hero of Greek mythology famous for his great strength and endurance. Celebrated as an extraordinary mortal, his success in seemingly impossible labours won him an immortal place amongst the gods.

  9. mythologysource.com › hercules-greek-heroHercules: The Complete Guide to the Legendary Hero (2023)

    Jun 30, 2020 · Hercules was one of many Greek heroes who was the son of Zeus, the king of the gods. While Zeus was married to Hera, he was notorious for his many affairs with both goddesses and human women. One of these women was Alcmene, the human princess of Tiryns and Mycenae and the granddaughter of Perseus.