Hercules
Roman Name:Heracles
known as the strongest of all mortals.
Symbols
A wooden club
Hercules well developed muscles
Given from zeus and perseus.
A lion skin he wears on his head
He got it from his first labor which was to conquer and deliver the Nemean Lion, a monstrous feline.
chararcter traits
- Courage
- Strength
- Self confidence
Relationships
- Siblings: Iphicles(brother)
- Parents : Zeus and Alcmena
- Wife: Megara
Strenghts
- Brave, on his second of twelve labors he defeated the hydra and it was not a fair fight.
- Strong, on his first of twelve labors he defeated the Nemean lion.
- Determined, he finish all twelve labors even though he was risking his life.
Weaknesses
- Lustful(showing strong feelings of sexual desire) he would get with countless woman.
- Gluttonous(Greedy) He didn't think having as many women as he could was wrong.(while married)
- Woman, He liked too many women,even when he was married.
Interesting facts
- The name Hercules is derived from the Etruscan name Hercle. It means 'Glory of Hera', which is ironic because Hera did not like him. In fact she wanted him dead.
- In agony from the poisoned blood, Hercules begged his father Zeus to let him die, even though he was immortal.
- He killed Megara(his wife) and their children when he was cursed by Hera.
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