The son of Zeus and Hera, the hero of numerous myths and legends. From his very birth, his life was closely connected with Olympus, he was pursued by the love and jealousy of the gods. The night that the great thunderer spent with the mother of Hercules – Alkmena – lasted three days, and the boy found immortality when hera hera, the wife of Zeus, put him to his chest. She, however, was by no means glad of the birth of the future hero and more than once tried to get rid of the stepson.
As some sources say, the name “Hercules” means “famous hero” or “thanks to heara.” The ancient authors referred to this etymology, who tried to reconcile the clear contradiction between the meaning of the name of Hercules and completely with the “unfriendly” attitude of his own mother – Hera – to him.
Hercules became a general Greek hero very early. The stories about Hercules moved the favorite theme of epic poetry. They include the well -known story of Hercules, his journey to the underworld after Kerber, an attempt by Hera to destroy Hercules in the mor …
Author
Stepanova Marina
Publisher
REPOPEN CLASSIC, 2014
Series
The Lord of the World
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