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Hercules Hercules The best Greek Hero The best Greek Hero of all time of all time By: By: DaQuan Moss & Corey DaQuan Moss & Corey Winston Winston

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HerculesHercules

The best Greek Hero of The best Greek Hero of all timeall time

By:By:

DaQuan Moss & Corey DaQuan Moss & Corey WinstonWinston

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The Birth of HerculesThe Birth of Hercules Hercules was one of the Hercules was one of the

sons produced by Zeus in sons produced by Zeus in his many love affairs. his many love affairs. Hercules became immortal Hercules became immortal when Zeus put the infant when Zeus put the infant at the breast of his divine at the breast of his divine spouse Hera as she slept. spouse Hera as she slept. It was a sneaky deal. It was a sneaky deal. Having suckled the divine Having suckled the divine milk of the goddess, milk of the goddess, Hercules became Hercules became immortal, but ever after he immortal, but ever after he was dogged by the enmity was dogged by the enmity of the goddess, who was of the goddess, who was irate at the infidelity of her irate at the infidelity of her husband Zeus.husband Zeus.

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The Revenge of HeraThe Revenge of HeraHera worked to make the Hera worked to make the

life of Hercules a living life of Hercules a living hell. Since he had hell. Since he had become one of the become one of the immortals, she could not immortals, she could not kill him, but she could kill him, but she could make his life miserable. make his life miserable. At one point Hera cast a At one point Hera cast a spell on Hercules, such spell on Hercules, such that he fell into a fit of that he fell into a fit of madness and madness and uncontrollable rage. uncontrollable rage. Hercules was immensely Hercules was immensely tall and strong and skilled tall and strong and skilled with weapons, so that in with weapons, so that in his madness no one could his madness no one could oppose or control him. oppose or control him. Fuming in madness, he Fuming in madness, he killed his children.killed his children.

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12 LABORS OF IMMORTAL 12 LABORS OF IMMORTAL LIFELIFE [1}King Eurystheus [1}King Eurystheus

decided Hercules' decided Hercules' first task would be first task would be to bring him the to bring him the skin of an skin of an invulnerable lion invulnerable lion which terrorized the which terrorized the hills around Nemea.hills around Nemea.

[2]Hercules was to [2]Hercules was to kill the Leonean kill the Leonean Hydra. From the Hydra. From the murky waters of the murky waters of the swamps near a swamps near a place called Lerna,place called Lerna,

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ContinuationContinuation

3. Capture the 3. Capture the Golden Hind of Golden Hind of Artemis. Artemis. 4. Capture the 4. Capture the Erymanthian Boar. Erymanthian Boar. 5. Clean the Augean 5. Clean the Augean stables in a single stables in a single day. day. 6. Slay the 6. Slay the Stymphalian Birds. Stymphalian Birds. 7. Capture the 7. Capture the Cretan Bull.Cretan Bull.

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Continuation8. Steal the Mares of Diomedes. 9. Obtain the Girdle of the Amazon

Queen. 10. Obtain the Cattle of the Monster

Geryon. 11. Steal the Apples of the Hesperides. 12. Capture and bring back Cerberus.

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After The 12 LaborsAfter The 12 Labors

As a reward for finishing these twelve As a reward for finishing these twelve treacherous tasks, he was given the treacherous tasks, he was given the gift of immortality after his death by gift of immortality after his death by Zeus, his father. Hera forgave him Zeus, his father. Hera forgave him and gave him her daughter Hebe for and gave him her daughter Hebe for his bride.his bride.

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Thank you!!!!CreditsThank you!!!!Credits

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