a love affair with Alcmene‚ they had a son named Hercules. Hercules was an ancient Greek god of commercial enterprise and victorious. The Greeks worshipped Hercules because of his success and victories in his mythical battles that symbolizes his strength and loyalty. Hercules played a huge roll in ancient Greek as the hero facing the twelve labors which made him an important and well known Greek god.Hercules was created by Zeus and Alcmene‚ Hercules was born in Thebes. Zeus‚ his ex-wife Hera disliked
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Hercules: 12 Labors of Hercules Hercules‚ in Greek mythology‚ was a hero known for his strength and courage and for his legendary adventures. Hercules is the Roman name for the Greek hero Heracles. He was the son of the god Zeus and a human mother Alcmene‚ wife of the Theban general Amphitryon. Hera‚ Zeus’ jealous wife‚ was determined to kill Hercules‚ and after Hercules was born‚ she sent two great serpents to kill him. Hercules‚ while he was still a baby‚ strangled the snakes. Hercules conquered
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Hercules had twelve labors that he had to do. Each of these tasks were basically impossible‚ but Hercules got all of these tasks done. Usually the task consisted of Hercules having to capture something or killing something. During some of these tasks‚ people who died shouldn’t of been killed by Hercules. Hercules killed some people and it was not necessary at all. During Hercules fourth labor‚ he went to visit a friend Pholus‚ a centaur. While he was there visiting‚ the both of them started to
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fight against the evil. Although Hercules himself committed one of the most evil deeds by killing his own wife and children‚ Goddess Hera made him pay for his deeds. Goddess Hera led Hercules sentence to twelve years of penance – a period of hard labor. Unlike the punishment a criminal would get today of either imprisonment or execution‚ Heracles had to endure the imaginable suffering of the twelve impossible tasks even after regaining his senses. His first labor was to battle a Nemean lion and bring
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After Hercules finished his 12th labor and died‚ they invited him up to Olympus. Twenty years after Hercules was invited to Olympus the portal was accidentally broken by little children gods playing with slingshots. Some of the working gods were busy rebuilding it and a giant centaur named Cleus busted through‚ the working gods tried to fight it off but the centaur was ten times the size of them all put together‚ so they fled not knowing what to do. Cleus did whatever he wanted for two days with
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but once on land‚ was as vulnerable as a little kitten. After completing his twelfth labor‚ bringing Cerebrus to Earth and back‚ the very cocky Hercules‚ who had accomplished the impossible‚ asked for one more labor‚ a challenging one. After pondering‚ and reviewing all that Hercules had already accomplished‚ it was difficult to find and choose a harder task. Finally‚ Eurytheus thought of a fitting thirteenth labor. "You must travel to Scotland‚ to the deep lakes‚ and high cliffs‚ and find the Lochness
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most famous heroes of all Greek mythology. Hercules is a memorable character known for his strength‚ bravery‚ and adventurous personality. Hercules was the strongest of all heroes‚ and possessed a superhuman strength. As an undefeated wrestler‚ Hercules once wrestled his father Zeus‚ and also defeated Poseidon (the god of the sea)‚ and Ares (the god of war) in battle. Hercules could lift massive objects with minimum effort. The carrier of such
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Hercules was living happily with Hebe for a couple of years after doing his twelve labors. He was eating a lot and constantly drinking too much Ambrosia‚ not heeding Zeus’ warnings.. He started to think that everyone was beneath him. Hera soon realized this and decided that Hercules was not at all like he used to be. He was not humble‚ nor caring and she thought her daughter deserved better. She gave him a 13th Labor. Hercules’ 13th Labor was the hardest one of all: Stopping his father from fooling
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Herakles‚ later known by the Romans as Hercules‚ is one of the most well-known mythological beings in all of the ancient world and the world today. He was a half-man and half-god‚ being the son of Zeus and a mortal woman. The story of the mortal god Herakles‚ is one of great tragedy and redemption. When the jealous wife of Zeus‚ Hera‚ still cannot forgive her husband for the adultery he committed‚ she sends Herakles insane and causes him to unwilling kill his wife and children. Following that tragic
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Labor Day is a dedication to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national acknowledgment to the contributions that workers have made to the strength‚ prosperity and well-being of our country. It has evolved from a purely labor union celebration into a general "last fling of summer" festival. The origin and deeper meaning of the day has been forgotten‚ or never actually known to many. The beginnings of the American Labor Movement started with the Industrial
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