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Hercules is undoubtedly the most important and popular hero of classical Greece and so much of his history, adventures and deeds of him are brought together in the famous mythology Greek.

The virility and the force They are the most important attributes that were entrusted to this god and of course by which he was recognized. Able to successfully face the strongest and most powerful enemies or creatures and not to mention the sexual vigor that he exuded.

The twelve jobs that he exceeds and prove his worth

Within mythology there are many stories and adventures that have Hercules as the protagonist, while that of The Twelve Works is one of the most popular.
According to legend, Hera fought for Eurystheus, Hercules' cousin, to be born before him because Zeus had promised that whoever was born before in the house of Perseus would reign and that's how it was ...
In a fit of madness that Hera generates, Hercules kills his entire family. When he returns to the normal he notices the disaster and decides to isolate himself from everything. One of his brothers finds him and takes him to the Oracle of Delphi and he orders the

realization of twelve works that would be proposed precisely by his greatest rival, Eurystheus and who had remained with his throne.

The tasks entrusted: kill the Nemean lion and remove its skin, kill the hydra of Lerna, capture the boar of Erimanto, capture the bull of Crete, among others, Hercules, carried them out with success before the envious gaze of Euristeo who hoped that in some of the works he would finish dead. This did not happen and of course all this contributed to exalting the strength and power of this hero.

Hercules, on the other hand, gained even more popularity when he faced the giants of Cyclus and Porphyrion who had rebelled against the gods.

Family and offspring

I was the direct son of Zeus and the mortal Alcmena, daughter of a God of Mycenae. As their mother she was betrothed to Ahost (King of Tiryns and Astidamia) was his adopted son and great-grandson of Perseus who is credited with having been the creator of Mycenae. She had lush offspring from her various relationships.

We must also say that the transcendence of this character was so great that he jumped from mythology and history to other areas, such is the case of movie theater and tevé, spaces that on repeated occasions were interested in its history and related it on their respective screens.

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