Here is my third hero, Heracles:
Heracles, known as Hercules by the Romans, was the son of Zeus. I will be calling him Hercules in this. Hera, Zeus's wife was very mad at Zeus, so she tried to kill Hercules by sending two snakes after him. Hercules strangled the snakes and played with them. When Hercules grew up, Hera drove him mad, and made him kill his own children. As punishment, he was made to do the 12 Labors. His uncle Eurystheus was the one that told him what the labors where that he was going to do.
1. Kill the Nemean Lion- Spears and arrows could not hurt the Lion. Hercules killed it with his bare hands. He wears the skin of the Nemean Lion as a cloak, and its jaws as a helmet.
2. Kill the Hydra- The Hydra, of corse, grew a new head every time one was chopped off. If you smelled the hydra, you would automatically die. The Hydra called the Cracanos to help it in the fight against Hercules. Hercules called his nephew Iolaus to assist in the fight. Every time Hercules chopped of a head of the Hydra, Iolaus would seal that head with fire, so Hercules killed the Hydra.
3. Capture the Cerynitian Hind- This was a female deer that was very quick. Hercules shot an arrow between the tendons and bones of the two forelegs, which pinned it down without drawing blood.
4. Capture the Erymanthian Boar- Hercules chased it into the snow, making it freeze, and he carryed it back.
5. Clean out the stables of King Augeas in a single day- He made two rivers flow through the stable.
6. Kill the Stymphalian Birds- These birds feasted on human flesh. Hercules mad a lot of noise to scare the birds into the air, and than he just shot them down with his arrows.
7. Get rid of the Minotaur- Hercules sent it away from Crete, and Theseus had a little adventure with this creature, but that is another story...
8. Capture the Mares of Diomedes- These Mares ate unwitting travalers. Hercules rounded them up.
9. Capture the belt of Hippolyte- Hippolyte gave Hercules the belt, but Hera made a battle go on, and Hercules escaped with the belt.
10. Capture the cattle of Geryon- These cattle had three heads, and the watch dog had two heads. Hercules killed the watch dog and Geryon.
11. Capture the apples of the Hesperides- The apples were guarded by a really tall wall and a many-headed dragon. It was near were Atlas was holding up the sky. Hercules couldn't get to the apples without the help of Atlas. Atlas agreed and got the apples, but he realized that it was pretty good not having to hold up the sky. Hercules had to hold it up. Hercules asked him to hold up the sky while he went to get a cushin for his back. Atlas let him go, and Hercules never returned.
12. Capture the guardian of the underworld: Cerberus- Cerberus had three heads, a snake as a tail, and many more snakes growing out of his back. Hercules dragged him back, and he received credit for all of the labors.
Hercules's wife, Deinara, had been attacked by a centaur. Hercules killed the centaur with an arrow. The centaur told Deinara to keep sone of his blood as a "love potion." She did, and put it on Hercules's shirt. She didn't know that the arrow had been poisoned with Hydra venom, so Hercules died in agony.
When Hercules died, he became a god, well half of him. His other half, his mortal half became a shade in the underworld.
I will not be able to post a hero tommarow, as I will be gone tomarrow. My next one is Bellerophon.
Heracles, known as Hercules by the Romans, was the son of Zeus. I will be calling him Hercules in this. Hera, Zeus's wife was very mad at Zeus, so she tried to kill Hercules by sending two snakes after him. Hercules strangled the snakes and played with them. When Hercules grew up, Hera drove him mad, and made him kill his own children. As punishment, he was made to do the 12 Labors. His uncle Eurystheus was the one that told him what the labors where that he was going to do.
1. Kill the Nemean Lion- Spears and arrows could not hurt the Lion. Hercules killed it with his bare hands. He wears the skin of the Nemean Lion as a cloak, and its jaws as a helmet.
2. Kill the Hydra- The Hydra, of corse, grew a new head every time one was chopped off. If you smelled the hydra, you would automatically die. The Hydra called the Cracanos to help it in the fight against Hercules. Hercules called his nephew Iolaus to assist in the fight. Every time Hercules chopped of a head of the Hydra, Iolaus would seal that head with fire, so Hercules killed the Hydra.
3. Capture the Cerynitian Hind- This was a female deer that was very quick. Hercules shot an arrow between the tendons and bones of the two forelegs, which pinned it down without drawing blood.
4. Capture the Erymanthian Boar- Hercules chased it into the snow, making it freeze, and he carryed it back.
5. Clean out the stables of King Augeas in a single day- He made two rivers flow through the stable.
6. Kill the Stymphalian Birds- These birds feasted on human flesh. Hercules mad a lot of noise to scare the birds into the air, and than he just shot them down with his arrows.
7. Get rid of the Minotaur- Hercules sent it away from Crete, and Theseus had a little adventure with this creature, but that is another story...
8. Capture the Mares of Diomedes- These Mares ate unwitting travalers. Hercules rounded them up.
9. Capture the belt of Hippolyte- Hippolyte gave Hercules the belt, but Hera made a battle go on, and Hercules escaped with the belt.
10. Capture the cattle of Geryon- These cattle had three heads, and the watch dog had two heads. Hercules killed the watch dog and Geryon.
11. Capture the apples of the Hesperides- The apples were guarded by a really tall wall and a many-headed dragon. It was near were Atlas was holding up the sky. Hercules couldn't get to the apples without the help of Atlas. Atlas agreed and got the apples, but he realized that it was pretty good not having to hold up the sky. Hercules had to hold it up. Hercules asked him to hold up the sky while he went to get a cushin for his back. Atlas let him go, and Hercules never returned.
12. Capture the guardian of the underworld: Cerberus- Cerberus had three heads, a snake as a tail, and many more snakes growing out of his back. Hercules dragged him back, and he received credit for all of the labors.
Hercules's wife, Deinara, had been attacked by a centaur. Hercules killed the centaur with an arrow. The centaur told Deinara to keep sone of his blood as a "love potion." She did, and put it on Hercules's shirt. She didn't know that the arrow had been poisoned with Hydra venom, so Hercules died in agony.
When Hercules died, he became a god, well half of him. His other half, his mortal half became a shade in the underworld.
I will not be able to post a hero tommarow, as I will be gone tomarrow. My next one is Bellerophon.