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Heracles born Alcaeus (Ἀλκαῖος, Alkaios) or Alcides (Ἀλκείδης, Alkeidēs) (/ælˈs aɪdi˕z/) was Roman equivalent, Hercules. Etruscan equivalent, Hercle.

The hero Hercules or Herakles is considered both a mighty warrior and a demigod in Greek mythology, according to Herodotus and numerous ancient historians, poets, and playwrights. Heracles shot the eagle eating at his liver, and in return he helped Heracles with knowledge that his brother would know where the garden was. He used the souls to help convince Hades to hand over the dog. Heracles killed the monster, but Laomedon went back on his word. He may have married Hercules' wife Megara after Hercules killed their children in one of his fits of madness. It was at that time that the cercopes , mischievous wood spirits, stole Heracles' weapons. A Catalogue of the Lansdowne Marbles[ Baedeker, Karl. In lines and lines Herakles talks about how Zeus cannot be his father and about how the gods cannot exist because, if they do exist, they must be perfect. Cool , mostly made of gold, shaped like wooden clubs. To bring back Cerberus, the guard dog of the underworld. Iolaus helped Hercules in the labor to destroy the Lernaean Hydra by cauterizing the neck after Hercules severed the head. Prometheus then made predictions regarding further deeds of Heracles. La sculpture grecque classique. Eurystheus, however, told him he could receive no payment for his labors and that, by trying to profit, he had disqualified that labor and would have to do another to make up for it. Brendal, They have also those songs of theirs, by the recital of this barditus [5] as they call it, they rouse their courage, while from the note they augur the result of the approaching conflict. They joined the Argonauts together, but then Hylas was taken by nymphs. Cleaning the Stables of Augeius in a day. Soon after their marriage, Deianira was sinisterly attacked by the Centaur Nessus , whom Heracles subsequently killed with his unerring arrows dipped in the poisonous blood of the Lernaean Hydra. The Cattle of Geryon For his 10th labor, Hercules was dispatched nearly to Africa to steal the cattle of the three-headed, six-legged monster Geryon. The Death of Hercules Hercules climbed Mount Etna where he built his own funeral pyre in a clearing, gave away his possessions, and then lay down with his head resting on his club and the Nemean lion's skin covering him; then the torches were lit and the pyre took flames. Levkoff, Mary. She sends Madness to drive Herakles to murder his wife and progeny. Cunningham, Peter. They attacked him and he had to kill many of them but brought the boar back alive to Eurystheus. You can help by converting this section , if appropriate. In Mysia , Hylas was kidnapped by the nymphs of a local spring. Affairs An episode of his female affairs that stands out was his stay at the palace of Thespius , king of Thespiae , who wished him to kill the Lion of Cithaeron. He finally brought the cattle back to Eurystheus who accepted the labor as legitimate. Fuchs, Werner. Laomedon, the Sea Monster Hercules offered to save King Laomedon's daughter from the sea monster if Laomedon would give him his special horses as a reward. Heracles also appears in Aristophanes ' The Frogs , in which Dionysus seeks out the hero to find a way to the underworld. It was for Eurystheus that Hercules performed the 12 labors. Palagia, Olga. Heracles' advances were spurned by the king and his sons, except for one: Iole's brother Iphitus. Our Videos 5. These were the same arrows Hercules had dipped in the blood of the Hydra, and the centaur was dying quickly when he told Deianira that his blood possessed a special quality as a love potion and that she should take some of it in a vial. MacDonald, William A. Then they slew all Laomedon's sons present there save Podarces , who was renamed Priam, who saved his own life by giving Heracles a golden veil Hesione had made.