Hercules

Alexis Holley Chardae Jones Zarvae Jones Jeremy Kazdan
 * Group Members:**


 * Starting Points to Consider:**
 * Who is Herakles? How is he a hero? Who are his parents?


 * What was his role in classic mythology, including his 12 labors?


 * How did Herakles and Harry have similar upbringings, personalities, adversaries, challenges, tasks?


 * What elements, motifs, characters, creatures, themes, settings, events, or symbols in stories of Herakles are similar to Harry’s? To other stories or books?

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 * What allusions to Herakles can you find in music, modern texts, film, pop culture?

Hercules was not just an animated character from Kevin Sorbo's //Hercules: The Legendary Journeys// //. //He was a very popular figure in Greek mythology, known for his compassion, strength, hard work and bravery. Hercules was the son of Zeus and Hera. Zeus being the king of all gods and Hera being the queen of all gods. Hera, who hated the hero, drove Hercules mad which caused him to kill his wife and kid. When Hercules awoke from his insanity, he was shocked about what he did and prayed to Apollo. The God's oracle told Hercules that his punishment for the murders he committed consisted of having to serve King Eurystheus for 12 years. His twelve labors involved the following:

1. Retrieve the skin of invulnerable lion 2. Kill the Lerneann Hydra 3. Bring Eurystheus the hind of Ceryneia 4. Bring Eurystheus Erymanthian boar alive. 5.Clean the Augean stables 6.Drive away with the Stymphalian birds 7. Capture the Cretan Bull 8.Get the man-Eating horses of Diomedes 9.Get the belt of Hippolyte 10.Bring Eurystheus ther cattle of Geryon 11.Retrieve apples of the Hesperides 12.kidnap Cerberus [|Hercules 12 labors]
 * If you click on the link below you can get a more in depth descriptions of the 12 labors Hercules had to perform.