Questions tagged [hercules]
For questions about Hercules, the popular name for the Ancient Greek hero and the son of Zeus, known for completing a series of labors.
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Berecynthus son of Heracles?
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Astydameia, daughter of King Mygdon, who was killed by Heracles who
sided with Lycus in a conflict opposing Lycus and Mygdon. After
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How did the Trojans get Aphrodite's Veil in the first place?
Long before Paris stole Helen from Menelaus and took her back to Troy with him, a move that launched the legendary Trojan War, there was another kidnapping of note. My question is related to that ...
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Did Admete go to Themiscyra?
Wikipedia (seemingly quoted directly from older encyclopedias) claims that according to John Tzetzes' commentary on Lycophron, Eurystheus' daughter Admete not only asked for the belt of Hippolyta, but ...
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Is there any ancient source that says the Augean Stables hadn't been cleaned for 30 years?
It is commonly stated in books (including Merriam-Webster's dictionary) that the Augean Stables hadn't been cleaned for 30 years prior to the labor of Heracles, yet none of those books list a source ...
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What Ionia does Solinus say is named after Ione, daughter of Aulochus?
It may seem straight forward, Ionia is named after Ione, but Ionia is in Asia Minor and in context, he's listing places in Italy
However, lest it appear as though I have left Italy entirely
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Which of these heroes lived first: Achilles, Hercules or Theseus?
I know Achilles was born around 1200-1100 BC because he participated in the Trojan War, but I do not know when Hercules was born, nor Theseus for that matter.
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Has Herakles been swallowed by a whale?
I heard a rumor that there was an ancient Greek myth about a human swallowed by a whale (or other large sea monster) and living to tell the tale, similar to the Biblical story of Jonas the prophet. I ...
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Issues with the temporality of Heracles
When I was in Greece recently, almost everyone I met (writers, politicians, common people) believe that Heracles was a real person. One of Hippocrates' forefathers was Heracles (from his mother's ...
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What is the source of the legend of Herakles bathing in the spa waters of Edipsos?
Locals in the spa town of Edipsos in the north of Evia are always quick to point out that the legendary Herakles would visit their town to rejuvenate himself in its spa waters.
Here are a few sites ...
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How did Hercules kill the lion without being clawed to death?
The myth says he killed the lion by putting the beast in a stranglehold and choking it to death, but how did he avoid being clawed and bitten by the lion while doing so?
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The Atlas Continuity Issue
One of Heracles's twelve labors was to retrieve the golden apples from the Hesperides, the "Daughters of the Evening". The only one who'd know where they are is the titan Atlas, who was condemned to ...
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Is there a myth were Heracles chooses duty over pleasure?
Last year, I was handed a worksheet. It was an excerpt of an autobiography if I recall correctly.
One part I remember in particular involved Heracles, that he was given a choice between duty and ...
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How long was Theseus in the Underworld?
This is the way I see it. Heracles rescued Theseus from the Underworld. But now I'm left with the question, "If Heracles and Theseus were alive at the same time, how did Theseus ever get any glory?" ...
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Who/What parented the Stymphalian birds?
Getting rid of the Stymphalian Birds is Heracles's sixth labor. The Stymphalian Birds are man-eating birds with beaks of bronze, sharp metallic feathers they could launch at their victims, and ...
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How does one get purified of murder in Greek mythology?
There are four myths that I know of where someone murders another and does something about it to be relieved of it. The first, most famous and only myth saying what is done, is Heracles. He murdered ...
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