Who Is Hercules A Hero

Hercules is one of the most famous and recognizable Greek Legends that people have knowledge about. Hercules is known for his strength and the adventurous mind that he had. Hercules is the son of Zeus, the God of the sky. Hercules' mother was a mortal named Alcmene. However, most people do not know of the dark side of Hercules' past. Hercules had constant conflict with Zeus's wife Hera, the Queen of the gods. Hera didn't like the amount of attention Zeus would give to Hercules, compared to how much she was given, so she often started conflicts between herself and Hercules. After being tortured for so long, Hercules lost his mind and went into a state of anger and confusion. This resulted in him killing his own wife and children. When Hercules returned to his normal state of mind, he was in shock and ashamed of what he had done and went into a severe depression. Hercules asked Apollo for guidance during this situation and he was told by Apollo that he had to be punished for what he had done; He had to work for Eurystheus for 12 years doing 12 Labors. With the help of many people , Hercules was able to finish these 12 Labors, which gained him the title of Greece's greatest hero.
Hercules realized that his arrows would be useless on this large lion, so he decided his best option was to use a club to kill it. He trapped it in a cave with two different entrances by blocking one of the entrances and entering through the other. Hercules ended up getting ahold of the lion and strangling it to death. When Hercules returned to King Eurystheus, the king was very fearful of Hercules. The king believed this task to be impossible and started to fear the power of Hercules. This fear led the king to ban Hercules from entering the gates of the city and the king refused to have meetings furthermore with Hercules face to