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Heracles (Hercules)

Heracles was a divine hero in Greek mythology. He was the son of Zeus and Alcmene and half-brother of Perseus. Heracles murdered his own children in a rage. As a punishment for the sin, he was ordered by his king, Eurystheus, to carry out ten difficult labors, known as the "Labours of Heracles." In Roman mythology he is known as Hercules rather than Heracles."

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What is the C-130 Hercules and how long was it?

The C-130 Hercules is a transport plane used by multiple military's across the globe. Its total lenght is 97ft 9inches.

What is the most important thing about Hercules?

Hercules is an ancient Greek hero. He had twelve labors to complete.

Who convinced Hercules to do hard work in life?

Oh, dude, it was totally Hera, Hercules' stepmom. She was like, "Hey, Herc, you gotta do some hard labor to make up for that whole killing-your-family thing." Classic Hera, always stirring up drama. So yeah, she convinced him to do all those crazy tasks like cleaning the Augean stables and stuff. Life of a demigod, am I right?

What was hercules' greatest challenge?

His Greatest Challenge was to get his place as a God again

Who are Hercules brothers and sisters?

Well Hercules is one of the sons of Zeus. So that means anyone who is the son/daughter of Zeus is a brother/sister to Hercules/Heracles

Why did Hercules wear the lion's skin?

King Eurystheus decided that Hercules had to kill the Nemean lion, that tormented the citizens of his country. Hercules was to bring him the lion's skin within a month. When he returned, the King let him keep the skin of the Nemean lion. Hercules wore it to show his courage and strength at killing one of the strongest lions that existed.

What were the three names of Hercules' children?

Hercules was a very prolific father, to say the least. He had way more than three children. Since he was a god, he passed on his genetic material freely. Here's a list of many [Women-Children] related to Hercules:

Aeschreis - Leucones

Aglaia - Antiades

Anthippe - Hippodromus

Antiope - Alopius

Argele - Cleolaus

Asopis - Mentor

Astydamia - Ctesippus

Astyoche - Tlepolemus

Auge - Telephus

Autonoe - Palaemon

Calametis - Astybies

Certhe - Iobes

Chalciope - Thettalus

Chryseis - Onesippus

Clytippe - Eurycapys

Deianira - Hyllus Ctesippus Glenus and Onites

Elachia - Buleus

Eone - Amestrius

Epicaste - Thestalus

Epilais - Astyanax

Erato - Dynastes

Euboea - Olympus

Eubote - Eurypylus

Eury ... Teleutagoras

Eurybia - Polylaus

Eurypyle - Archedicus

Eurytele - Leucippus

Exole - Erythras

Heliconis - Phalias

Hesychia - Oestrobles

Hippo - Capylus

Hippocrate - Hippozygus

Iphis - Celeustanor

Laothoe - Antiphus

Lyse - Eumedes

Lysidice - Teles

Lysippe - Erasippus

Marse - Bucolus

Megara - Therimachus Deicoon and Creontiades

Meline - Laomedon

Menippis - Entelides

Nice - Nicodromus

Nicippe - Antimachus

Olympusa - Halocrates

Omphale - Agelaus

Oriahe - Laomenes

Panope - Threpsippas

Parthenope - Everes

Patro - Archemachus

Phyleis - Tigasis

Praxithea - Nephus

Procris - Antileon & Hippeus

Pyrippehe - Patroclus

Stratonice - Atromus

Terpsicrate - Euryopes

Tiphyse - Lyncaeus

Toxicrate - Lycurgus

Xanthis - Homolippus

What is the value of a Wards Hercules 16 gauge single shotgun?

I have a 16 ga. Wards Hercules. Originally marketed and sold as a utility gun. My 16 dates to the '40's. It is like brand new. I have done a lot of looking into this question of value and all the answers come back as $100-$150 if in excellent condition. I wouldn't let mine go for less than $400.00, again, it is like brand new. So, all experts say keep it. You would have a difficult time replacing it so i have to agree. Keep it or pass it down.

How do you spell Hercules differently?

The familiar English form of the Greek mythology figure is "Hercules" but he is known in Greek as "Heracles." The Romans adopted the Hercules form of the name, and it is commonly used in Western culture for the same demigod.

Is Ariel related to Hercules?

Under Greek mythology King Triton (who is Ariel's father) is Poseidon's son. Poseidon is Zeus' brother. Zeus is Hercules' father. So King Triton is Hercules' cousin which makes Ariel and Hercules first cousin's once removed.

Well I'm not sure where you heard that, and there fictional characters but no they are not

You, sir, are a moron.

Zeus and Poseidon are brothers. Ariel is the daughter of Poseidon and Hercules is the son if Zeus. So yes, they are cousins.

You were close, see the above improvement.

How is Daniel Boone like Hercules?

Daniel Boone was a great American hero as was Hercules to the Greeks

What kind of clothing does Hercules wear?

He wore the skin of the Nemean Lion after he had to kill and skin it during the 12 Labours of Hercules.

Who is stronger Thor or Hercules?

Hercules because he has incredible strength even to a God, where Thor is the god of thunder not strength.

How did Hercules kill his parents?

Hercules did not kill his parents. He killed his children.

How did Hercules change life today?

Hercules was and is a mythical figure. He did not change anyone s life today.

Who are Heracles' parents?

Hercules' father was Zeus and his mother was a mortal woman named Alcmene.