Herakles was of the Age of Heroes, the fourth generation of mortal men on the earth. After he was on Mount Olympos, Herakles married sweet stepping Hebe, the daughter of Zeus and Hera. Even Hera put aside her jealously to receive our Hero. After his death Herakles was granted godhood and was welcomed to Mount Olympos (Olympus) by all the Immortals. With armor and shield forged by Hephaistos (Hephaestus), Herakles was more than a match for men and gods alike. Herakles was fathered by Zeus and Iphikles (Iphicles) was fathered by Alkmene’s lawful husband, Amphitryon. According to Hesiod (The Shield of Herakles, line 51), Alkmene bore two sons, not twins but brothers by blood. The beloved son of Zeus and, the mortal, Alkmene (Alcmene), Herakles was the archetype for bravery and living proof that might-makes-right. His name is often rendered as Heracles, using a C, instead of K, to represent the Greek letter kappa. Retrieving the Golden Apples of Hesperides, and.Capturing the Boar of Mount Erymanthos,.Please update your links to us to use this new web address. Herakles * The Immortals * Greek Mythology: From the Iliad to the Fall of the Last Tyrant
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