by: morgan mitchell and marlene. parents: zeus and alcmena spouse: megara, then deinira, then hebe...
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HERCULES, APOLLO, HEBE,
AND HYDRABy: Morgan Mitchell and Marlene
HERCULES LINEAGE Parents: Zeus and Alcmena Spouse: Megara, then Deinira, then
Hebe Siblings: Iphicles(half-brother) Children: three sons-names aren’t
mentioned
HERCULES’S SYMBOL Two boulders called Straights of
Gibraltar and Ceuta This is a memorial he set up during “The
Labors of Hercules”
HERCULES’S POWERS Super strength and supreme confidence
HERCULES’S WEAKNESS Not intelligent
HERCULES’S IDENTIFICATION Greatest hero of Greece Strongest man on Earth Courageous Always wins in any fight Not intelligent metally
HERCULES’S IMPORTANT EVENTS When he was a baby, two snakes got in his crib and he
choked them two death. Hercules’s killed his first wife(Megara) and three sons, so to
purify himself he was told to due “The Labors of Hercules”. These challenges were next to impossible and contained twelve obstacles which he had to get through and complete.
One time Hercules went to Admetus’s house to rest. Admetus didn’t tell Hercules that his wife just died, so Hercules enjoyed himself and when he found out about the tragic story, he wrestled with death and got Admetus’s wife back.
When Hercules was destroying a city, he sent home maidens, and among them was a beautiful one. Someone told Deinira that he loved her. So Deinira thought she had magic that would fix this. She had Hercules put on a robe which caused him great pain, but Deinira felt terrible and killed herself. Hercules killed himself as well due to his suffering. Then, he went up to heaven and married Hebe.
ALLUSIONS TO HERCULES In Hamlet by Shakespeare, Hamlet kills
his father-in-law because he went mad. Hercules did the same thing, but to his
wife and three kids.
HEBE’S LINEAGE Parents: Zeus and Hera Spouse: Hercules
HEBE’S SYMBOL Fountain of youth
HEBE’S IDENTIFICATION Goddess of Youth Appears as cupbearer to the Gods
HEBE’S IMPORTANT EVENTS Married Hercules in Heaven
ALLUSIONS TO HEBE She is referred to the disease known as
hebephilia. This is because it affects the young, and
she is the protector of the young.
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