Hercules: A True Hero
Hercules is a story about a man whose father is Zeus and mother is a mortal whose name is Alcmene. Zeus wife, Hera was mad that Zeus had an affair and so she wanted to cause Hercules harm. From a young age Hercules was very strong. Hera always tried to get rid of him and one day she drove him so crazy that Hercules killed his whole family. He wanted forgiveness because he regretted what he did which is why the king gave Hercules 12 labors to complete in order to become immortal and have forgiveness. Although many may see Hercules as a monster, Hercules is a hero for the simple fact that he was brave and strong, he freed the land from creature, and he survived labors that others would not be able to.
To begin with, I think that Hercules is a …show more content…
If us humans were ordered to do something like Hercules did we would probably not have done them, for the simple fact that we would not want to risk our lives. An example is if a mortal like us would’ve been sent to kill the hydra we would have probably died instantly because of the poisonous breath, unlike Hercules who defeated it. He thought of how to kill it and it worked now if it would have been me I would have never thought of what he did, “Heracles had the idea to chop off the hydra's heads one at a time and have Iolaus burn the ends so new heads wouldn't grow back.” Another example is if a mortal were to search for the Cerynitian Hind, he/she would have probably gotten frustrated and given up before finding it unlike Hercules who wasted a whole year looking for it until found, “Heracles hunted the hind for an entire year,” which just shows that nothing was impossible for …show more content…
Maybe others will still continue to think of Hercules as a monster because he killed his family, but he made a mistake. He later regretted it which is the reason he completed the 12 labors in order to gain forgiveness. It may have seemed that he was only doing the labors to clear his sins but along the way he helped others. Although Hercules was half mortal and half god only supernatural forces were able to defeat him. Despite the flaw that Hercules was self-centered he is still one of the greatest heroes in Greek
To begin with, I think that Hercules is a …show more content…
If us humans were ordered to do something like Hercules did we would probably not have done them, for the simple fact that we would not want to risk our lives. An example is if a mortal like us would’ve been sent to kill the hydra we would have probably died instantly because of the poisonous breath, unlike Hercules who defeated it. He thought of how to kill it and it worked now if it would have been me I would have never thought of what he did, “Heracles had the idea to chop off the hydra's heads one at a time and have Iolaus burn the ends so new heads wouldn't grow back.” Another example is if a mortal were to search for the Cerynitian Hind, he/she would have probably gotten frustrated and given up before finding it unlike Hercules who wasted a whole year looking for it until found, “Heracles hunted the hind for an entire year,” which just shows that nothing was impossible for …show more content…
Maybe others will still continue to think of Hercules as a monster because he killed his family, but he made a mistake. He later regretted it which is the reason he completed the 12 labors in order to gain forgiveness. It may have seemed that he was only doing the labors to clear his sins but along the way he helped others. Although Hercules was half mortal and half god only supernatural forces were able to defeat him. Despite the flaw that Hercules was self-centered he is still one of the greatest heroes in Greek