HerculesKunal Tejwani, Shannon Cunningham, Butters

Humphries, and Kate Norwine

Heroic Qualities and Flaws• Strength (strongest man on Earth)

• Courage

• Pride (although can be a flaw at times)

• Too emotional, lets them get the best of him

• Stupid

• Rash

• Impulsive

Birth and InfancyHercules was born as the son of Zeus. However, Hera was not the mother. Hera sent 2 serpents to scare Hercules and prove him unworthy as a son. Hercules chokes both serpents to death. He was later sent to thebes on earth for his education and to become a great warrior.

The Story So FarHercules married Princess Megara and they had several children. But happiness soon ended for Hercules and his family, as Hera decided to torment him once more. Taking control of Hercules, she drove him into a fit of madness, making him kill his family. Because of this, Hercules fell into a depression from the guilt of killing his own family. Eventually, he went to an oracle (who was under the influence of Hera, unbeknownst to him) that convinced him to serve under King Eurystheus, his arch-nemesis, which in turn, would give him immortality.

Adventures and Mishaps• Killed teacher because he hates learning.

AMEN

• Wrestles a giant

• Killed the thespian lion at 18

• Conquers multiple cities and takes women as trophies

• Fought the river god Achelous (It was so he could get with another girl)

Examples of Stupidity- “Once when he was too hot he pointed an arrow at the sun and threatened to shoot him”page.226

-He didn’t like music or his music master and flew into a rage and brained his instructor with his lute. page.229

(continued..)- He was a guest at Admetus’ house and Admetus was going to the funeral of his wife but only told Hercules that it was someone of no relations to him so that Hercules doesn’t worry about him. Obviously when someone is going to a funeral you shouldn’t be rude and get drunk, but Hercules did just that.

12 Labors of Hercules(1 and 2)

1.The first was to kill the lion of Nemea, a beast no weapon could kill

Hercules strangled the life out of him

2. The second was to go to Lerna and kill a creature with nine heads called Hydra which lived in the swamp there

3 and 43. The third labor was to bring back alive a stag with horns of gold, sacred to Artemis, which lived in the forests of Cerynitia

4. The fourth labor was to capture a great boar which had its lair on Mountain Erymanthus.

5 and 6 5. The fifth labor was to clean the Augean stables in a single day. The stables had thousands of cattle and had not been cleared for years. Made a great flood out of 2 rivers to clear it out.

6. The sixth labor was to drive away the Stymphalian birds which were a burden because there was so many

7 and 87. The seventh labor was to go to Crete and fetch from there the beautiful savage bull that Poseidon had given Minos

8. The eighth labor was to get the man-eating mares of King Diomedes of Thrace.

9 and 109. The ninth labor was to bring back the girdle of Hippolyta, the Queen of the Amazons.

10. The tenth labor was to bring back the cattle of Geryon, who was a monster with 3 bodies living on Erthia, a western land

11 and 1211. The eleventh labor was the most difficult of all so far, it was to bring back the Golden Apples of the Hesperides, and he did not know where they were found.

12. The twelfth labor was the worst of all, it was the take Cerberus, the three head dog, up from Hades while using no weapons.

Admetus and Alcestis,Underworld

King Admetus allowed his wife ,Alcestis, to take his place in the underworld. It wasn't his wifes time to die. And no one would give up their life for the king. Hercules came to see the king and he realized that someone had died.

Deianira, Nessus, and IoleHercules was trying to take Deianeira home, he had to cross the Evenus River. Nessus on the other hand became a ferryman. Nessus took Hercules across the river then he raped Deianira.

Continued...Before Nessus died he told Deianeira to take some of his blood and use it as a love potion. Deianeira thought that Hercules liked another woman, Iole. Deianeira used the love potion she got from Nessus and gave it to Hercules, she thought that the love potion would make Hercules love her.

Continued...But Nessus had lied to Deianeria and what Nessus had given her was poison. So Hercules had potion and put it on one of the arrows. When Hercules put on the tunic it burnt his skin so badly that he wanted to die and he couldn't. So then he had convinced his friend to kill him.

Story SummationHercules learned that he could never die by a mortal, and that he would have to live with his grief and anger for eternity. So if death could not go to him, he would go to death. Hercules kills himself to end his suffering and is sent to heaven where he marries the daughter of Hera.

Lessons• Control your anger

• Don’t kill people

• Take responsibility for your mistakes

• Think outside the bun/box- He had to think to achieve his tasks.