Who is the greatest hero of Greece?
Hercules
How were Theseus and Hercules related?
cousins
What was the major difference between Hercules and Theseus?
Hercules lacks intelligence
Who were Hercules' parents?
Zeus and Alcmena
Who was Hercules' great-grandfather?
Perseus
Who was Hercules half-brother?
Iphicles
What amazing thing did Hercules do when he was still a baby?
Killed 2 snakes in his crip
Who predicted Hercules would be a hero?
Teiresias
Which deity remained Hercules' enemy throughout his life?
Hera
What did Hercules do to his music teacher?
Killed his music teacher by hitting him over the head with his lute (guitar)
What did he kill when he was eighteen-years old?
Thespian lion
What did he do with the skin?
Made skin a cloak and made head a hood- it is his trademark
Who is Princess Megara?
Gift from the Thebans- first wife
What horrible act did Hercules commit when he was a young, married man?
Killed his wife and 3 sons
Why did he do this terrible thing?
Hera sent a madness
Who saved Hercules from suicide?
Theseus
What did the Delphic Oracle advise Hercules to do?
Be purified
Who devises the Twelve Labors of Hercules?
King Eurystheus
Who is Achelous?
a river god. Hercules fought him and won Deianira.
Why did Hercules ask Atlas to help him?
to get the golden apples of the Hesperides. Atlas was their father
During which labor did Hercules free Theseus?
Labor 12 (Cerberus)
After his Twelve Labors, what did Hercules do to Antaeus? Why?
Killed him by strangling him in the air (skulls on roof) b/c he had strenght when touching the ground
Who is Deianira?
Wife #2
How does Hercules "win" Deianira?
Won her in a contest with Achelous
What did Hercules do for the daughter of King Laomedon?
He rescued her from a sea monster
What did Hercules do at the Caucasus?
Freed Prometheus
What did Hercules do to a serving boy?
Accidentally killed him with his arm
What did Hercules have to do in Lydia?
Became a slave for Queen Omphale and had to dress as a woman
On his way to get the man-eating mares of Diomedes, whom did he visit?
Admetus (King)
Who is Alcestis? What had happened to her?
Wife of Admetus (queen) she had died so her husband could live
Did Hercules know what had happened to Alcestis?
No
What did Hercules do while at the house of Admetus?
Behaved badly- got drunk and sang objectionable songs
What did Hercules do to make up for his bad behavior?
I will fight death and bring her back to earth
Who was Iole, and what trouble did she cause for Hercules?
Princess- Deianira was jealous of her
Why did Nessus, the Centaur, give a special potion to Deianira?
To get back at Hercules for killing him (centaur) (the special potion-blood to kill Hercules. Deianira thought it was a love potion.)
What did Hercules do to Deinaira's messenger?
Killed him "hurled him down to the sea" for delivering the "drug robe"
What happened to Hercules when he used the potion?
He was tortured
Who was Hercules' "youthful follower"?
Philoctetes
What did Philoctetes receive for lighting the funeral pyre?
Hercules's bow and arrows 40. How did Hercules ac
How did Hercules actually die?
He placed himself on the funeral pyre
n Olympus what becomes of Hercules?
He becomes a god and becomes reconciled to Hera; he receives eternal peace
Who becomes Hercules' third wife?
Hebe (goddess of youth -daughter of Zeus and Hera)
Who was Hercules' armor-bearer?
Hylas