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Known to the Greeks as Heracles and to the Romans as Hercules (Since I don't have a label titled "Hercules", I am using images that could have been representative of his feats...mainly part of the "twelve labours".) Hercules was the son of Jupiter and Alcmene. His jealous stepmother, Juno, tried to murder the infant Hercules by putting a serpent in his cradle. Luckily for Hercules, he was born with great strength and killed the serpent. Eventually, Juno drove Hercules insane. Due to his insanity, Hercules killed his wife, Megara, and their three children. Hercules exiled himself because of the shame that he had brought on himself through his lack of sanity. Hercules decided to ask the Delphic Oracle what he should do to regain his honor. The Oracle told Hercules to go to Eurystheus, king of Mycenae, and serve him for twelve years. King Eurystheus couldn't think of any tasks that might prove difficult for the mighty son of Jupiter, so Juno (the bitch) came down from her palace on Olympus to help him. Together, the twosome came up with twelve tasks for Hercules to complete. These tasks are now known as the "twelve labors of Hercules". |