Hercules also known as Alcaides was a greek son of Zeus. He was an Exceptionally strong young mortal.Hercules was the son of zeus,A greek god.Learning the talents and traits attributed to hercules helps mythology students learn.Hercules was the strongest man on the earth(HAM 290). He was known for his exceptional strength,even surpassing many gods. Hercules also had great courage and the ability to do anything in his will.Hercules got a curse put on him by Hera(HAM 320).Hera told Hercules he had to do all the twelve labors that he asked him to do in order to break the curse that Hera put on Hercules.The first labor was to kill the lion of Nemea,a beast nobody could harm.Hercules killed the ferocious beast with great confidence. The second labor was to go to Lerna and kill a creature with nine heads called the Hydra.The hydra lives in the swamp in lerna.The third labor was to bring back …show more content…
The eighth labor was to get the man eating mares of king Diomedes of Thrace.The ninth labor was to bring back the girdle of Hippolyta, the queen of the Amazons(HAM 410).The tenth labor was to bring back the cattle of Geryon, who was a monster that lived on Erytheia
The eleventh labor was the most difficult of all of the twelve labors. It was to bring back the golden apples of the hesperides(HAM 511).Hercules went through many obstacle courses and fought in a larger arena than what he was used to.Hercules had to fight against much older and stronger fighters in the arena.
The last labor was the worst of all it took him down to the underworld and hercules had to feed Theseus from the chair of forgetfulness,His task was to bring Cerberus(the three headed dog) up from Hades.After Hercules had completed all of the tasks hercules was worshiped in many temples all over greece and rome.Strong young mortal Hercules had to complete all of his tasks or the curse would not be