TRABAJO INTERGRADOR Nº 1 ( INGLES – LITERATURA) PROFESORA DI COSTANZO MARIA

CURSO 4 B MORENO SILVANA

A. COMPLETE EL TEXTO USANDO EL PASADO SIMPLE DE LOS VERBOS QUE ESTAN ENTRE
PARENTESIS.
Who Was Hercules?
The basic facts on this major Greek legendary hero

He Is the Greek hero renowned for his strength and executive efficiency: his 12 Labors 2 comprises a to-do list
that would stymie a raft of lesser heroes. But they are no match for this determined son of Zeus. A favorite
character in film, books, TV, and plays, Hercules Is more complicated than most realize; an immortal hero on
which nobility and pathos were writ large.

The Birth of Hercules

The son of Zeus, the king of the gods, and the mortal woman Alcmene, Heracles (as he was known to the
Greeks) was born in Thebes. Accounts vary, but all agree that Alcmene's labor was a challenge. The
goddess Hera, wife of Zeus, was jealous of the child and attemped to do away with him before he was even
born. She sent serpents into his crib when he was just seven days old, but the newborn happily strangled the
snakes.

Aalcmene tried to get ahead of the problem and bring Hercules to Hera directly, leaving him at the doorstep of
Olympus. Hera uunwittingly suckled the abandoned babe, but his superhuman strength caused her to cast the
infant from her breast: The spittle of goddess-milk that ensued created the Milky Way. It also made Hercules
immortal.reated

Myths of Hercules

This hero's popularity is unmatched in Greek mythology; his greatest adventures have been cataloged as the 12
Labors of Hercules. These included slaying terrible monsters such as the Hydra, the Nemean Lion, and the
Erymanthean Boar, as well as completing impossible tasks such as cleaning the vast and filthy stables of King
Augus and stealing the golden apples of the Hesperides. These and other tasks were devised by King
Eurystheus, Hercules' cousin, who was appointed by the Oracle at Delphi his taskmaster after the hero, in a
misbegotten rage, killed his own family. Eurystheus also dubbed him Heracles — the "Glory of Hera" — as an
ironic jab at the hero and his Olympian nemesis.

Hercules figured in a second suite of adventures, called the other labors the Parerga. He also was a companion
of Jason on the Argonauts' quest for the Golden Fleece. Ultimately, Hercules was deified, and his cult spread
throughout Greece, Asia Minor, and Rome.

The Death and Rebirth of Hercules

One of the Parerga relates of Hercules' battle with the centaur Nessus. Traveling with his wife Deianeira,
Hercules encountered a raging river and a wily centaur willing to take her across. When the ccentaur forced
himself upon Deianeira, Hercules slew him with an arrow. Nnessus convinced the woman that his blood would
render her hero forever true; instead, it poisoned him with a living fire, until Hercules begged Zeus to take his
life. With his mortal body destroyed, Hercules' immortal half ascended to Olympus.

B. LEA EL TEXTO Y RESPONDA LAS SIGUIENTES PREGUNTAS

1. What is Hercules’ real ESPONDA called?
2. What is the name of the place where Hercules was born?
3. How did Hera drive Hercules mad?
4. Who is the most powerful son of Zeus?

C. COMPLETE EL SIGUIENTE CUADRO

Qualities Hércules Antaeus

Intelligence

Brutality

Discipline