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My Hero is the mighty Hercules. The most strongest & gorgeous of the Greek gods. As you can plainly see in the pictures above, he is a very handsome, well-built, & vigorous young man. Hercules is the son of Zeus, King of Gods, by Alcmena. Alcmena concieved both Hercules & his twin brother Iphicles. Born at the Greek city of Thebes, Hercules impressed many others with his unmatched strength & muscular capabilities as a small youth. Hercules became immortal when Zeus put the infant at the breast of his divine spouse as she slept. It was unapproved by Hera. Having suckled the divine milk of the goddess, Hercules became immortal. Even so, ever after was he dogged by the emity of the goddess, who was irate at the infadelity of her husband Zeus. Hera worked hard to make the life of Hercules a living hell. Since he had become one of the Immortals she could not kill him, but she could make his life miserable. Sometime in his childhood, Hercules was given a trusty steed whom he would ride through many of his future adventures by his great, beloved father Zeus.

The name of this horse was Pegasus. A beautiful, winged stallion that would forever be a faithful friend to Hercules.

As Hercules grew older, his father Zeus, begins to notice that his son is destined for greatness. Hercules power was envied by his peers, this ulitimately set the course of his many adventures. He was used as an assassin, a wildlife officer, a thief, a warrior, a janitor, & a strongman. After a tragic incident in which Hera put Hercules in a fit of madness causing him to slaughter his children, Hercules was grief stricken & appealed to the Oracle of Delphi as to what he could do to atone for the tragedy. The answer he recieved was that he must serve King Eurystheus of Mycenae for twelve years. The tasks that the King set up for Hercules became known as the Twelve Labors of Hercules. Task #1: Kill the Nemean Lion. Hercules did this & took the inpenetrable hide of the Lion as his cloak. The Lion itself is memorialized as the constellation of Leo. Task #2: To slay the many-headed Hydra (picture at top of page). Hercules did this & thereafter used the blood of Hydra to poison the tips of his arrows. The constellation of Cancer represents the crab sent by Hera to distract Hercules in his battle with Hydra. The crab was killed by Pegasus after it was crushed by the horse's mighty hoof. Task #3: To catch the Ceryneian hind. This was a fabulous deer with golden antlers & brass hooves that belonged to the goddess Artemis. Task #4: To snare the boar of Erymanthus. This was a monstrous animal that laid ruin to the vineyards of Arcadia. Task #5: To clean out the dung infested stables of King Augeias of Ellis. Task #6: To disperse the monstrous Stymphalian Birds. The birds infested the lake near the town of Stymphalus in Arcadia. The birds were huge man-eating creatures with claws & beaks of brass. They shot their feathers out like daggers. Task # 7: To catch the Fire-Breathing Bull. The bull was ravaging the island of Crete. Task # 8: To capture the Flesh-Eating Horses of King Diomedes of Thrace. Task #9: To snatch the belt of Hippolyte. This was the magnificent belt belonging to the Queen of the Amazons in Cappadocia. Task #10: To steal the cattle of Geryon. Geryon a monster with three bodies, who ruled in land far west. On the way to accomplish this task Hercules set up the rocks at the Strait of Gibraltar. These became known as the Pillars of Hercules. Task #11: To steal the Golden Apples of the Hesperides. The apples had been presented as a wedding present to Hera. The dragon that had guarded the apples has been represented as a constellation of Draco. Task #12: To fetch the beastly dog Cerberus from the Underworld (picture at top of page next to Hydra picture). The Underworld was the realm of the dead ruled by Hades. The loathesome dog had three heads. Its back was covered with snakes, & it had the tail of a dragon. This was the last of Hercules labors & probably the most difficult. Hercules main weapon of choice during his battles was his pure strength but he also used a bow and arrow as well.

After his labors, Hercules marred Deianeira, the daughter of King Oeneus. Eventually, sometime in their doomed marriage, a terrible mistake due to Deianeira's naiiveness caused Hercules an irreversible misfortune. His wife was tricked by a centaur boatsman whom had tried to rape her that his blood would keep Hercules faithful to her. Hercules of course killed the bold centaur with one his arrows poisoned with Hydra's blood. While dying, Hercules wife took the centaur's blood & spread it on a shirt. When Deianeira suspected Hercules of being interested in another woman, she gave him the horrible shirt. When an unknowing Hercules put on the shirt, the poisoned blood began to due its work, burning Hercules flesh to the bone. Hercules could not die. So he built himself a funeral pyre. He spread his Lionskin cloak on the pyre & laid down on it. The flames burned up the mortal part of him, while the immortal part ascended to Mount Olympus, where his father Zeus set him among the stars. Legend has it that Pegasus never forgave Deianeira, & that he still searches the sky for his master Hercules & everytime you feel or hear a heavy wind blowing, that it is just the after effect of Pegasus' mighty wings. Hercules is known as very popular he had his own animated Disney movie about his life and also has Hercules tires business named after him. If Hercules were alive today I would definitely be his friend. HE WAS HOT!!! What girl could resist a sexy man with muscles? Not me!

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