Herakles

Herakles (Ancient Greek: Ἡρακλῆς, Hēraklēs - “one glorified of Hera”) is a divine hero in Greek mythology. The greatest of the Greek heroes, Herakles...

The Labors of Herakles is a series of tasks performed by the Greek hero Herakles (Latin: Hercules) as a penance for a terrible crime he committed. These...

of the Labors of Herakles. Augeias did not respect his part of the bargain made with Herakles in the cleaning of the stables. Herakles took him to court...

Iólaos) was the nephew of Herakles, son of the hero's twin brother Iphicles and Automedusa. He was famed for having assisted Herakles in completing his Labors...

half brother of Herakles. His parents were Alkmene and her husband Amphitryon. His wife was Automedusa. Their son Iolaus was Herakles' charioteer. This...

of Tinia and Uni, Hercle was the Etruscan equivalent of the Greek hero Herakles, depicted as a muscular figure who carried a club and wore a lionskin....

in a number of myths. Her Roman counterpart was Lucina. In the myth of Herakles, Zeus, king of the gods on Mount Olympus fathers a child with the Mycaenean...

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nectar and ambrosia whenever they feasted. Hebe was married to the hero Herakles when he went to Olympus and after their marriage she bore him twin sons...

alongside Perseus and Bellerophon, killed monsters before the days of Herakles. He was a Phoenician prince. His parents were Agenor and Telephassa, the...

grew luscious, golden apples. He had one hundred heads. He was killed by Herakles, who retrieved the apples for one of his Twelve Labors. This short article...

of Tiryns and Mycenae. He was the son of Sthenelus. He was the one whom Herakles had to serve as penance for the murder of his family. This short article...

In Greek mythology, a hero is a demigod, a half-god/half-human being. Herakles, for example, was the son of the god Zeus and the mortal woman Alkmene...

horns were made of gold. Its hooves were made of bronze and/or brass. Herakles was given the task of retrieving it for the third of his famous Twelve...

sent to fetch Alkestis (Alcestis) to the underworld, he was driven off by Herakles in a fight. Another time he was captured by the criminal Sisyphos (Sisyphus)...

the husband of Althaea. Their children were Deianeira (the third wife of Herakles), Meleager, Toxeus, Clymenus, Periphas, Agelaus, Thyreus (or Phereus) Gorge...

daughters Autochthe and Gorgophone. Andromeda is also the great-grandmother of Herakles. In Greek, her name means "ruler of men," from ἀνήρ, ἀνδρός (anēr, andrós...

Theban hoplites were sometimes decorated with a sphinx, or the club of Herakles. Fred Eugene Ray, Jr. (2011). Land battles in 5th century BC Greece: a...

say he dwelt by the river Echedorus in Macedonia). He faced off against Herakles in single combat, and ultimately lost despite the support he received from...

and the daughter Gorgophone. Perseus is also the great-grandfather of Herakles, as well as his half-brother. King Akrisios of Argos was told by an oracle...