Hercules: God among Men
Date Submitted: 02/12/2003 09:43:21
Hercules, meaning glorious gift of Hera, was both the most famous hero of ancient times and the most beloved. More stories were told about him than any other hero. Hercules was worshipped in many temples all over Greece and Rome. His dangerous encounters and heroic acts began when he was a baby. He was born to Zeus, the King of all Gods, and Alcmene, a mortal Greek beauty. Hera, the Queen of Gods and Zeus's
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cloak, and as Hercules put it on, he was consumed with a burning pain. He was enraged and killed many, and decided to take his own life. He laid down on a pyre and one of his men set the wood on fire. He burned for some time, and then Athena came down in her chariot to take him to his place with the Gods, where he reconciled with Hera and married her daughter Hebe.
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