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and his siter/wife Ceto. In Hesiod’s Theogony, the Gorgon’s were sisters of Graeae, sea hags who personified the white foam from the sea and shared one eye and one tooth). Accordingly the Gorgons are described as living in the utmost place by the Hesperides (The Nymphs of the Evening) and beyond Oceanus. Some report this

clean the Augean stables in a single day, drive away the Stymphalian birds, capture the Cretan bull, capture the man-eating horses of Diomedes, bring back the girdle of Hippolyta, capture the cattle of Geryon, bring back the Golden Apples of the Hesperides, and capture Cerberus. The gods forgave Hercules and he was ridded of his guilt (Sturdevant). When he died, Athena carried him to Olympus to live for eternity with the gods (History.com

Many people would not believe the amazing things that heracles had accomplished to rid of his guilt and sins. In fact, Heracles started the very first olympic track events that were used in the early Olympics along with the rules and regulations (Goldman n.p.). Although Heracles never gained full tranquility from his labors, he still completed many amazing things that no other being was capable of. The fates ruled that Heracles’ life would be full of suffering, but he would be remembered forever

to bring a gift. Perseus had no gift to bring, so he asked Polydectes to name the gift; he would not refuse it. Polydectes demanded the head of the only mortal Gorgon, Medusa, whose eyes turn people to stone. Athena instructed Perseus to find the Hesperides, who were entrusted with weapons needed to defeat the Gorgon. Perseus proceeded to the Gorgons’ cave. In the cave he came upon the sleeping Medusa. By viewing Medusa’s reflection in his polished shield, he safely approached her and cut off her

Hercules “I know every mile will be worth my while. When I go the distance, I’ll be right where I belong.” Hercules said this in the disney channel movie, Hercules. This quote is a perfect explanation on how Hercules became a hero. And his life went a little like this, Hera made Hercules go mad and kill all of his beloved family and friends. After that situation he had to perform 12 extremely hard tasks, that were given to him by his uncle, who disliked Hercules almost as much as Hera

“Heroes are ordinary people that make themselves extraordinary,” said Gerard Way. Hercules is probably the most famous hero of all Greek mythology. Just like this quote from Gerard Way, he made himself extraordinary by, after killing his first family, asking for tasks to make up for what he did. Hercules should be considered a Greek hero. That is because, he performed many great accomplishments, his way of dying was pathetic, and he is of royal birth. First, Hercules performed many great outstanding

There have been many great Greek heroes in times past, but the son of Zeus and Alcmene, Hercules was by far among the greatest of them all. He is mostly known for his incredible strength and all of his achievements as a hero. When we think of the name Hercules, we often times first picture the story of what I believe is one of the best Disney films ever created -- Hercules. What we often don’t think about is the ancient Greek myth that brought along this movie. After reading about the ancient myth

Great Strength? Compassion for others? Amazing bravery? If these are the traits you are looking for in a hero, then Hercules is the hero for you! Hercules is a Mythological hero from Ancient Greece. He was one of the bravest hero in all Mythology. He was the most compassionate of all mythological heroes. He had tremendous strength. He battled through the 12 Labors for almost 10 years. Hercules was the last mortal son of Zeus and the only mortal to ever become a god in his death. His bravery

Hercules: The One True Hero Hercules is obviously the most heroic of all of these choices. He has never done anything wrong except for when the gods were controlling him. Also, He had an astounding amount of courage when he accomplished twelve impossible tasks, including killing famous beasts, entering the underworld, and even stealing apples from Hera’s golden apple tree. All of these challenges that he completed were because he wanted to purify himself, even though he had done nothing wrong, and

Imagine you live in a world where gods reign supreme. Imagine that the old rulers were tossed to the side to make room for the new ones. Meet the Titans who were deities that preceded the Olympians. One of the Titans, Atlas, was a Titan leader condemned to hold up the sky indefinitely after the Titanomachy, the war between Olympians and Titans. What was so important about Atlas? Was the Titan a great hero? The story of Atlas was a lesson for humanity or a scare tactic. Since Atlas rebelled against