Myths of Ancient Greece: the exploits of Hercules, the son of Zeus

Myths of ancient Greece (the exploits of Hercules, for example) are known, probably, to every educated person. However, it often happens that the very fact of their accomplishment is known, sometimes - some of them. But among people who are not interested in this topic, you will hardly find someone who knows the myths of ancient Greece "perfectly", Hercules's exploits remembered everything, and even legends to the same. In the following article, we introduce the reader to the famous deeds of this character.

The whole culture of ancient Greece personified admiration for the human body and spirit. Myths of ancient Greece - the exploits of Hercules in the first place or, for example, the legend of Odysseus - symbolized the boundless possibilities of man. Let's look at the deeds of the semi-divine character of the ancient legends. So, the myths of ancient Greece. The exploits of Hercules number 12 unthinkable for the usual mortal accomplishments.

1. The first feat is the strangulation of the Nemean lion. Initially, Hercules tried to kill the monster from the bow, but the arrows rebounded from his skin, and the hero strangled him with his bare hands. By the way, the myths of ancient Greece exploits Hercules (in particular, the battle with Leo) associated with the Nemean Olympic Games, allegedly established by him himself in the Peloponnese.

2. The second feat is the killing of the Lernaean Hydra. The same monster with the snake's body and nine heads. Hydra crawled out of the swamp near the town of Lerna and killed people. The monster could not kill, as two new ones grew on the site of each severed head. And the hero himself could not cope with it until Iolaus, the assistant to Hercules, began to burn her neck with torches, preventing the growth of new heads.

3. During his third exploit, Hercules shot from the bow of Stifmali
Birds that attacked and tore apart people and livestock.

4. The fourth feat was the destruction of the Carinean deer, which was sent by the goddess Artemis to the people in punishment. She rushed around Arcadia tirelessly and everywhere destroyed the harvest, emptying the fields. Hercules had to chase the doe for a year before he caught up with her at the sources of the Danube.

5. The monstrously strong Ehrmimph boar terrorized the people of the neighborhood. Finding a monster, Hercules pursued him and drove him into the snow, in which it got stuck. The hero tied him and took him to Mycenae, where the terrified Eurysthey hid himself in a pitcher at the sight of the monster.

6. Among the exploits of the glorious hero is the cleansing of the Augean stables - the cunning king was never able to outwit Hercules. And the myth tells us that it takes not only strength but also the mind to accomplish great things.

7. Poseidon sent rabies to one of the bulls of the herd of the king of Crete - Minos. The bull began to rush around the island, destroying all life in its path. Hercules caught and tamed the animal, and then forwarded it to the Peloponnese.

8. King Thrace Diomedes kept in his stable the wondrous beauty of horses. As a food for them, he used people who happened to be in his place. Hercules stole the horses, and later defeated Diomedes in battle.

9. Hercules forcibly takes away from the Amazon queen the belt given to her by Arem and worn as a symbol of power.

10. At the end of the earth the terrible giant Gerion grazed cows. Hercules, sent by Eurystheus for these cows, stealthily leads them. However, Gerion rushes in pursuit, after which he dies from the arrows of Hercules.

11. At the direction of Eurystheus, Hercules descends into the dark underworld of the dead god Hades and leads away the guard - the fierce three-headed dog of Cerberus, simultaneously releasing one of Athenian heroes - Theseus - chained to the rock.

12. Hercules finds the way to the giant Atlas holding the firmament on its shoulders. Then, following the order of Eurystheus, he steals from the Atlas garden three golden apples.

Other acts of the hero

Well, here comes our narrative. However, this does not mean that the list of glorious deeds of the mythical character was limited to 12 exploits. Later, he still fights the gods, in particular, with Aheloy, Poseidon, Apollo and Hades. Then he establishes the Olympic Games, invades Messenia ...

About all this (and also about other heroes and gods of Antiquity) you can find out by reading a wonderful book called "Myths of Ancient Greece". And if you want to plunge into the world of adventure and "experience it on your own skin" all that happened to pass a valorous hero, you can use the services of game makers. They created an exciting game in the genre of adventure, which is called - "Thirteenth feat of Hercules."