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Most popular of all Greek heros.
'Pan-Hellenic hero'
Part of the heros who become fully divine after/in death.
son of Zeus and Alcmena.
Names means 'glory of Hera'.
Name used to be Alcides |
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| Ampitryon goes away and Zeus wants sex with Alcmena. He disguises himself as Amphitryon and gets sex. The real Amphitryon comes back and has sex with Alcmena. Alcmena concives twins a day or an hour apart. Heracles was from Zeus and Iphicles was from Amphitryon. |
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Son of Amphitryon and Alcmena.
Brother of Heracles. |
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| Why Heracles is viewed as a sex symbol: |
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| Heracles went out to hunt a lion. He stays with the king of Thespus and sleeps with all 50 of his daughters in one night. |
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| Because Hera is mad about Heracles being born by Zeus, she makes Heracles go mad and kill his wife and sons. |
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| Man that Heracles is told to serve for 12 years in order to be purified of his murders. |
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| greek word to describe labors, "contests undertaken for a prize". Heracles's prize for doing the 12 Labors is immortality |
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| The lion is harrassion Nema. He is task is to bring hide of the lion to Eurystheus. He uses a club to kill lion. Thus, the club and the lions skin are two of Heracles's symbols. |
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serpent that has many heads.
Heracles kills is with help from his nephew, Iolaus.
Heracles cuts off heads, and Iolaus seals the wounds so it can't grow more heads. After killing the hydra, they dip arrows into the posionious blood. |
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| King of Elis who wanted his stables washed out by Heracles. |
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| Heracles instituted them in Eilis while he cleaned out the stables of Augeas. |
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3 bodied monster that lives on the edge of the western world.
Heracles kills it and takes it cattle. |
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as a monument to the trip to kill Geryon, Heracles errected them.
Marks the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea. |
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3 headed hound of hell.
Heracles has to bring it back to Eurystheus. He goes and gets it than takes it back 'triumph over death' |
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River god.
Shape shifter.
horned like a bull.
Heracles fights him for Deianira as a prize. Heracles wins. |
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River god.
Shape shifter.
horned like a bull.
Heracles fights him for Deianira as a prize. Heracles wins. |
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"the horn of plenty"
This comes from when Heracles rips off Achelous's horn which gives him endless food and drink. |
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A centaur.
Tries to rape Deianira as she and Heracles travel home. Heracles shoots him with a posioned arrow and Nessus gives Deianira his posioned blood to give to Heracles so that he will fall in love with her again. Nessus dies |
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| Girl that Heracles wins after battle with Achelous |
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| Girl that Heracles falls in love with |
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| Punishment for Heracles falling in love with Iole |
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| Deianira dips his robe in the posioned blood thinking that it would make him fall in love with her again. He puts it on and burns, slowly dieing. |
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| Greek word for when your mortal parts burn but your spirit ascends into Olympus and you becomes a god, like Heracles! |
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| Latin term for when your mortal parts burn but your spirit ascends into Olympus and you becomes a god, like Heracles. |
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| Sends snakes to kill Heracles and Iphicles. Heracles kills the snakes proving he's a hero |
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