Hercules: The Twelve Labors Of Hercules

Zeus god of all Greek gods, had a wife named Hera who was queen of all goddess. Zeus wasn’t faithful about his marriage. He had a love affair with Alcmene, they had a son named Hercules. Hercules was an ancient Greek god of commercial enterprise and victorious. The Greeks worshipped Hercules because of his success and victories in his mythical battles that symbolizes his strength and loyalty. Hercules played a huge roll in ancient Greek as the hero facing the twelve labors which made him an important and well known Greek god.Hercules was created by Zeus and Alcmene, Hercules was born in Thebes. Zeus, his ex-wife Hera disliked Alcmene, wanted their child dead. She sent two serpents to kill Hercules but he strangled them both and that’s when they both knew that Hercules would become a victorious god. Hercules was raised by a divine human named Amphitryon. As a young
He would have to descend into the underworld of Hades where he then would attempt to capture the terrifying three headed dog that guarded the underworlds gates. The last and finally task severely difficult, but Hercules still had the will power to capture Kerberos and accomplish his twelve labors. After Hercules conquered the twelve labors that Apollo had assigned to him, he pursued his life feeling great again. Hercules would then marry a lady named Deianeira, the daughter of Oineus who was the King of Kalydon. They also had a child named Hyllus.Eventually, Apollo became an enemy to Hercules. Zeus had Hercules serve Omphale the Queen of Lydia. Dieianeira wanted her husband back so, she would cover Hercules robe with the blood of Nessus. When Hercules put on the robe he would burn to death. Hercules was important because he was a part of Greek history and cultural. My thoughts about why the of Hercules is interesting is because how his story began and how he lived, also what he had to do in order to be absolved of his