She eventually gave birth to twins: one of them, Heracles, was Zeus’ son, while the other, Iphicles, was Amphitryon’s.įrom the very beginning, Heracles was hated by Hera, Zeus’ queen. Alcmene was thus impregnated twice on the same night. The same night Zeus slept with Alcmene, Amphitryon came home early and also slept with her. Zeus had approached Alcmene in the form of her husband, who was away at war at the time. Heracles was the son of Zeus and Alcmene, the wife of the hero Amphitryon. Alcmene’s husband, the hero Amphitryon, was from an important family, too, also tracing his lineage to Perseus through his father, Alcaeus. Alcmene was the daughter of Electryon, the king of Mycenae and a son of the hero Perseus. Heracles was the son of Zeus, the king of the Greek gods, and a mortal woman named Alcmene.
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Usually, he can also be identified by his weapons: his club, his bow, and the skin of the Nemean Lion (which he wore as armor).
Said in Greek myth to have been the strongest man who ever lived, Heracles was always depicted as large and muscular. He was known as Hercules in Roman literature. PronunciationĪccording to some traditions, Heracles was originally named Alcaeus in honor of his grandfather and was only renamed Heracles later in an attempt to placate a furious Hera. The name Heracles is derived from the name of the goddess Hera and the Greek word kleos (meaning “glory”)-it can be translated as “Hera’s glory.” His name is thus an homage to the goddess who was his lifelong enemy.
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