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Jul 14, 2023 · Heracles, the son of Zeus and Alcmene (a mortal woman), was a Greek hero and demigod. Because he was the product of one of Zeus’ many affairs, Heracles was hated and hounded by Zeus’ jealous wife Hera. Hera ensured that Heracles’ life was filled with hardship and tragedy. Of all Heracles’ heroic deeds, the most important were the Twelve ...
Mar 6, 2023 · The Heracles is a Greek tragedy composed by Euripides. It was probably first performed around 415 BCE at the Great Dionysia, an annual dramatic festival in which playwrights would compete to entertain the citizens of Athens. It is unknown, however, how the play fared in this competition.
Mar 9, 2023 · The Heraclids or Heracleidae were descendants of the hero Heracles, comprising both his own children and the descendants of those children. The most famous Heraclids included Hyllus, whose descendants invaded Greece, as well as Telephus and Tlepolemus, who were involved in the Trojan War. After Heracles’ death, the Heraclids were pursued and ...
Mar 21, 2023 · The Ceryneian Hind was a remarkable female deer; ancient sources described it as incredibly large and fast and endowed with golden antlers. It was sacred to Artemis, the Olympian goddess of the wild, and lived near the town of Ceryneia in Achaea. The great hero Heracles was sent to capture the Ceryneian Hind for the third of his Twelve Labors.
Mar 23, 2023 · Ladon was the name sometimes given to the terrible serpent that guarded the Garden of the Hesperides. His main duty was to ensure that no one stole the famous golden apples of the Hesperides, which were hidden away in this remote garden. Ladon was assisted in this task by the nymphs known as the Hesperides. When the hero Heracles was sent to ...
Sep 11, 2023 · Avi Kapach is a writer, scholar, and educator who received his PhD in Classics from Brown University. Antaeus, son of Poseidon, was a famously strong wrestler from Libya who was slain by the hero Heracles. Antaeus could not be defeated as long as he was touching the earth, so Heracles hoisted him off the ground to kill him.
Jul 11, 2023 · Hippolyta, daughter of Ares and Otrera, was a queen of the Amazons. She was best known for her girdle, which was said to signify her supremacy among the Amazons. Unfortunately, the hero and strongman Heracles was ordered to steal this girdle for his ninth labor. When Hippolyta and the other warlike Amazons resisted, Heracles fought and killed ...
Jan 19, 2023 · The Cercopes Meet Heracles. By far the most familiar myth of the Cercopes involved their rather tense encounter with the hero Heracles. In what seems to have been the standard account, this confrontation took place when Heracles was in Anatolia working as the slave of the Lydian queen Omphale (though some sources transferred the myth to Greece).
Mar 24, 2023 · Nessus was one of the Centaurs, a race of half-human, half-horse creatures known for their wild and lustful nature. He met his end when he tried to rape Heracles ’ wife, Deianira, while ferrying her across a river; Heracles shot him with one of his famous arrows, tipped with the poisonous blood of the Hydra. But Nessus had his revenge (albeit ...
May 20, 2023 · After Heracles had killed the Hydra, he coated the tips of his arrows in its poisonous blood. These poisoned arrows accompanied Heracles in many of his subsequent battles. One of the victims of Heracles’ poisoned arrows was the centaur Nessus. When Nessus tried to rape Heracles’ wife Deianira, Heracles shot him down.
