(Greek=‘made famous by (the land of) Hera’) Son of → Zeus, the father of the gods, and the mortal Alkmene. Jealous as usual, the god’s wife → Hera dispatched two snakes to finish the infant Herakles off, but he strangled...

HERAKLES, the son of Zeus and the Theban queen Alcmene, is the most prominent Greek hero, despite the fact that no poem on his labors is preserved—numerous images, several preserved tragedies, and countless allusions to his myths and cults in...

For the Roman mythological analogue to Heracles, see Hercules. Hercules, a Roman bronze (Louvre Museum) In Greek mythology, Heracles or Herakles ("glory of Hera", or "Glorious through Hera," Alcides (original name) "Ἥρα + κλέος,...

Monarch Notes 01-01-1963 Heracles Background: Euripides has modified the usual legends about Heracles in this play by inventing the threat of Lycus against Heracles' family, and by having Heracles brought to Athens near the end of his life. Characters Amphitryon: Husband of Alcmene, who...

IT'S EVERYONE'S dread - that your mind will suddenly short- circuit and that when you come round from this aberration, you will find that you have destroyed everything you loved. Such was the fate of the semi- divine Heracles: driven mad by the agents...

Manchester City scored twice in the closing minutes to beat League Championship team Preston 3-1 Sunday and reach the FA Cup quarterfinals.Giorgios Samaras had a goal off a deflection in the 85th minute and Stephen Ireland added another in the 90th. David Nugent had given...

Summary of each of the twelve labors with a brief analysis

List of characters from the classic mythological Heracles (Hercules) story. With brief explanations.