Hercules (Heracles)

Brian
Willy
Hercules

Born in Thebes
Greatest hero.
Son of Zeus ( many
people thought he
was son of
amphitryon)
Very strong
Lack of intelligence



Characteristic
Very strong


Also stupid



story
No one could beat him
Once, snake came at midnight
He killed both of the snakes
Liked music
Killed a poor musician ( didnt mean it)
Marries with princess megara
Had 3 children but dead from himself- hera used special power to
hercules
Hercules wanted to kill himself
Theseus convinced him to keep him alive
He knew he needed to purify (get rid of crime)
Eurystheus gives advise and gives him 12 tasks.
First, to kill the lion of Nemea
Next. kill the Hydra, a monster with nine heads
He made sacred golden horned stag alive
He had 9 other impossible mission
story
He had a lot of other journeys
One of his journey made mistake
Refuses to check his mistake made him death
Hercules kills Eurytus
Deiana was not comfortable about beautiful girl lole
Made magic- blood of nessus who was killed by hercules
Told Deiana to put his blood to hercules if he only loved his wife
Hercules burns himself
In heaven he meets again with Hera and married her daughter Hebe.

Physical power will not make peoples life
better
Smarter people are better in society
Think before you react
Thoughts
3 questions
Who was Hercules wife?
Why did Hercules went to Eurysteus?
What happened to him afterlife?
Bibliography
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