THE LIFE AND DEATH OF HERCULES

The Life and Death of Hercules

The Life and Death of Hercules

Introduction

Heracles is a hero of Greek mythology. He was considered the son of Zeus and Alcmene, a mortal queen, and an adopted son of Host and grandson of Perseus through the maternal line. At birth, he received the name of Alcaeus or Alcides, after his grandfather Alcaeus. In Rome, as well as Western Europe, he is best known as Hercules, and some Roman emperors including Commodus and Maximian were identified with the figure.

Discussion

Marriages

Hercules married to four women during his life. At first, he married to ...