Argumentative Essay On Hercules

Hercules or Herakles is best known as the strongest of all mortals, and even stronger than many of the gods. Hercules was a demi-god which was a half god half mortal. His father was the god Zeus and his mother was a mortal woman named Alcmene. When Hera found out that her husband’s mistress was having a baby, she became very jealous and mad. She was so mad that when Hercules was born, Hera sent two snakes to kill him in his crib. However, Hercules was too strong for the snakes and strangled them before they could do so to him. When he got older, he turned into a fierce warrior and married a woman named Megara. Hera casted a spell on him that made him temporarily crazy and caused him to murder his lovely wife and their two children. Guilty and ruined, Hercules tracked down Apollo, the god of truth and healing, and asked to be punished for the crime he had done. Apollo then assigned Hercules the hardest tasks and missions in the world, the 12 labors.
These tasks were so hard they appeared impossible, but if Hercules were to complete them he would become immortal at his death. First, Apollo sent Hercules to Nemea to
Hercules defended and saved Mount Olympus and the Gods from the titans and giants as a mortal. Long ago the gods had received an oracle that declared that the gods could kill the Giants only if they had the help of a mortal. This mortal was Hercules. He joined the battle and helped kill all the titans and giants. Hercules has had a great impact on the greek world and it’s mythology. He might be the best demi-god who has ever lived but unfortunatley all good things must come to an end. The death of hercules was caused by his new wife giving him a tunic that she put poison on by mistake. When he died, he was carried up to Mount Olympus by Athena and spent the rest of eternity with the Gods and as an immortal God as promised. In my opinion, Hercules was Greece's greatest hero and