The kingdom of Greece—in the time of legends and fables.
…and that is how Perseus forged his That is a wonderful tale, Lady Demiarties. legend with his sword, Prenditus. But I still prefer the story of Achilles.
Indeed. Achilles‛s legend will be told But not all of our stories end in such tragedy, for generations. His name and his Prenditus. One of the greatest tales of tragic tale will echo through eternity. history begins with a terrible tragedy.
And that makes it better? Well, Prenditus, what is better than seeing a hero rise from defeat, and claim his place in history?
After all, it is not how often you are knocked down…
CAMPFIRETM www.campfire.co.in …but how many times you pick yourself up.
You sound like my father, Lady Demiarties.
Then your father is a wise man, my young pupil, and you are an excellent student.
You are learning the legends of our history well, Prenditus.
You know a lot about our gods, but now it is time you learn about a man—a legend who stands above them all... the greatest warrior of all time.
CAMPFIRETM www.campfire.co.in It is a tale of incredible courage and patience, impossible feats of strength, and most important of all… forgiveness.
Forgiveness? A hero begging for forgiveness? That does not sound very valiant to me.
Perhaps redemption is a better word, my pupil.
This warrior I speak of is known by many names.
Hercle. Herkales. Hercules. By whatever name he was referred to, there was none more heroic…
…than Heracles!
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Zeus was the greatest king and the Hera, the queen of gods, was aware of Zeus‛s mightiest god but, as a husband, he romantic relationships with other women, but was inconsiderate. He was terribly when she heard about his desire for a mortal unfaithful to Hera, his goddess wife. named Alcmene, she fi lled with rage.
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If she loved her husband so much, then why was Heracles fathered by Zeus and not Amphitryon?
Well, Zeus—for all his glory—was also a renowned trickster.
To be with Alcmene, Zeus impersonated Amphitryon. Neither of them knew of Zeus‛s duplicity, and believed that Alcmene was pregnant with Amphitryon‛s child.
Oh, he‛s kicking again. It feels like he will kick through my stomach. He‛s going to be strong and healthy. That‛s good.
For Heracles was sired for a purpose.
You are doing well, Alcmene. The baby is very healthy. He is Oh, my baby! fi ne. You are fi ne. My child! We might look at his action as immoral, but the truth is that Zeus was working toward the greater good of humanity.
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Their f irst mistake was to assume he would give up…
Heracles has it all: a beautiful home, a loving family, and a reputation as a great soldier who would stop at nothing to defend his homeland.
Then his origin brings him into the center of a vicious plot, where he is hypnotized into committing the worst crime of all. Devastated by his actions, he wanders aimlessly, immersed in depression. He f inally f inds some solace in the fact that he can atone for his sins by completing ten impossible tasks.
Where other men would give up and consider themselves defeated, Heracles uses his courage, strength and intellect to take up the tasks one by one.
Will he succeed? Or does destiny have other plans for him...
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