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 * Hercules **

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There were many heroes who could claim Zeus, the king of the gods, as their father; but few were immortal. Hercules was the illegitimate son of Zeus and Alcmene, the most beautiful of all mortal women. Hera was enraged at Zeus for his infidelity with Alcmene, and even more so that her placed the infant Hercules at Hera's breast as she slept and allowed him to feed, which caused Hercules to become partially immortal, thus, allowing him to surpass all men in size, skill and strength. ======

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Hera held a spiteful grudge against Hercules and sent him into a blind frenzy, in which he killed all of his children and wife. When Hercules regained sanity, he sought out the Oracle at Delphi in the hope of making atonement. The Oracle ordered Hercules to serve Eurystheus, king of Mycenae, who sent him on a variety of tasks called the Labours of Hercules. ======


 * Source 1: Hercules Slaying the Hydra **

Source 2: 6 of the 12 Labours of Hercules 

Source 3: Youtube clip, Disney's Hercules ﻿media type="file" key="Hercules Cyclops Scene - YouTube.flv"