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	The Labors of Herakles
		Herakles’ second labor was to kill the Hydra of Lerna, a water-snake which Hera had raised to fight against him; the Hydra had nine tentacles with a head on the end of each.
		Herakles had great trouble defeating it, since it wrapped its tentacles around him and immobilized him; furthermore, every time he knocked off one head with his club, two more grew in its place, and, to make matters worse, a huge crab who was the Hydra's best friend kept biting Herakles’ foot.
		Herakles was finally able to dispose of all the heads but the middle one, which was immortal; nevertheless it was removable, so Herakles cut it off and buried it under a large rock.
	www.greecetravel.com /greekmyths/argos7.htm (2158 words)

	HERAKLES AND HEROES
		Although Herakles was famous for his strength, he is described by Pindar as not being a large man. Odysseus meets his ghost in the underworld, Odyssey X1: 601, Herakles himself being with the immortals, married to Hebe.
		Herakles and many other heroes at times seem to be quite plausible historical characters, leaders of migrations and general benefactors, yet at other times they rescue maidens in distress by killing monsters, fly through the sky, and defy what are thought to be the laws of nature and physics.
		Herakles was a god to the Egyptians; he was a mortal hero to the Greeks, but he became immortal.
	www.grazian-archive.com /quantavolution/QuantaHTML/vol_12/ka_16.htm (2166 words)

	Herakles (Hercules) and Theseus
		Herakles had to decide between them, and chose Virtue, for even though her path was harder, the reward at the end would be immortality.
		Herakles knew then the key to beating him was to lift him up, separating him from the earth, as seen in two versions by Pollaiuolo, a painting and a bronze sculpture.
		Herakles then went across first, and turned to see that the centaur was trying to run away with his wife, instead of carrying her as he had agreed.
	www.uwm.edu /Course/mythology/0900/herakles.htm (4048 words)

	Odyssey/Greece/Mythology
		Herakles, often called Hercules, was the son of Zeus and Alkmene.
		Herakles grew stronger every day, but through Hera's magic he was made subject to his cousin, the weak, but clever and wicked king Eurystheus.
		Herakles traveled far to the west and finally arrived at the spot where Atlas supported the vault of heaven on his shoulders.
	carlos.emory.edu /ODYSSEY/GREECE/HeroHerakles.html (453 words)

	Herakles and the roads he walked - The Gold Scales
		Herakles is one of the brightest constellations in the sky.
		Herakles is known for his twelve great exploits, or labours.
		Furthermore, on Olympus, Herakles married Hebe, the goddess of eternal youth.
	oaks.nvg.org /re2ra17.html (1316 words)

	Herakles
		Herakles son of Zeus was worshipped in Macedonia as a god rather than a simple hero.
		Herakles, the god of prowess, was the natural protector of youths when they came of age, but also of manumitted slaves.
		Above all, however, in Macedonia Herakles was invoked as Kynagidas, protector of hunters in general and of the 'kynegoi' (hunters) in particular, a special corps of youths at the royal court.
	www.macedonian-heritage.gr /HellenicMacedonia/en/B1.3.3.html (182 words)

	The Labors of Herakles
		HERAKLES, son of ZEUS and of ALKMENE (who was daughter of ELECTRYON, the son of Perseus, and therefore great-granddaughter of Zeus and Danaë).
		Herakles chased it for a year, and finally ran it down in Arcadia, beside the River Ladon in northwest Arcadia [Remember: Ladon is the name of the Serpent that guards the Apples of the Hesperides, and is thus a death-symbol, like the Dragon that guards the Golden Fleece).
		Herakles killed Hippolyte (who later had an affair with King Theseus of Athens and was the mother of Hippolytus), or maybe he only captured her and her sister Antiope.
	www.csun.edu /~hcfll004/herlabor.html (1851 words)

	The Labors of Herakles quiz -- free game (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Herakles' next task was to drive away an enormous flock of vicious birds at a lake near Stymphalos.
		Herakles' final labor was to go to the underworld and fetch the three headed dog named Kerberos (or Cerberus, for you Romans out there).
		Herakles had many adventures following his 12 labors, but was finally driven to suicide by the Centaur Nessus (with the unwitting assistance of Herakles' wife).
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=109040 (801 words)

	Ancient Greek Religion: CULT OF HERAKLES 1
		HERAKLES was worshipped as the divine protector of mankind.
		The enmity of Herakles towards the family of Hippokoon is said to have sprung out of their refusing to cleanse him when he came to Sparta for cleansing after the death of Iphitos.
		Herakles too was a great-grandson of Pelops, and he is also said to have sacrificed to him into the pit.
	www.theoi.com /Cult/HeraklesCult.html (3977 words)

	Herakles * The Immortals * Greek Mythology: From the Iliad to the Fall of the Last Tyrant
		Herakles wrestled with the lion and strangled it to death.
		Herakles is shown in various poses with the boar: clutched to his breast, thrown over his shoulder; and holding the boar’s hind feet and walking it like a wheelbarrow.
		Herakles fell on the centaur with savage fury and moments later Nessos lay bleeding to death on the riverbank.
	messagenet.com /myths/bios/heracles.html (5600 words)

	Thebes, Herakles (Hercules) twelve labors
		Later when Herakles was born, she sent two snakes to his crypt, which Herakles struggled them.
		For many years Herakles lived happily with his wife and had three children with her, but in a fit of madness, which Hera sent to him, he killed them all.
		Herakles had many other adventures and among them was the battle of Giants, in which he helped his father Zeus to defeat the Giants, in the battle for the control of mount Olympus.
	www.sikyon.com /Thebes/herakles_eg.html (366 words)

	NASA - Ion Thrusters Propel NASA into Future
		Dubbed Herakles, the new ion thruster is based on the Deep Space 1 system, but it will use electricity from a reactor to produce plasma from xenon -- the same gas found in photo flash bulbs.
		Although Herakles' thrust is as gentle as the force of 10 U.S. quarters in your hand, the speed of the spacecraft will constantly increase as it travels.
		Herakles and other components of Prometheus 1 are scheduled for advanced flight development in 2006.
	www.nasa.gov /vision/universe/features/nep_prometheus.html (815 words)

	Herakles Via Phaedra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In Herakles Via Phaedra, Herakles must prove his godliness and atone for a hideous crime against his wife and two sons by performing a series of twelve labors, from killing a fierce lion to bare-handedly capturing a three-headed dog.
		Herakles is the son of Zeus and a mortal woman and consequently despised by Zeus's jealous spouse Hera.
		Herakles via Phaedra reminds us why the stage is, as it has been for millennia, the place where citizens gather to tell epic tales of good and evil, of love and hate, of life and death.
	www.nytheatre.com /nytheatre/hera3499.htm (984 words)

	TRACHIS: THE DEATH OF HERAKLES
		Even her marriage to Herakles, which she thought would bring her happiness, has been a source of fear and sorrow, since Herakles is never with her and spends his life in the performance of endless labors for one master or another.
		A Messenger enters and tells her that Herakles is nearby, and Lichas, Herakles’ herald, arrives with a band of captive women and announces that Herakles is on the coast of Euboia sacrificing to Zeus in thanks for the defeat of Eurytos.
		Herakles and Hebe have two sons, Alexiares and Aniketos, but they never appear elsewhere in myth and their only importance seems to be the demonstration of Herakles’ Olympian potency.
	www.greecetravel.com /greekmyths/argos14.htm (919 words)

	herakles
		Herakles is the son of Zeus and the mortal Alkmene.
		Herakles is away at the time the play opens, busy performing the last and most difficult of the famous Twelve Labors that tradition says he performed: dragging the three-headed dog Cerberus up from Hades.
		Herakles is traditionally a kind of savior (soter) as well as a hero.
	www.auburn.edu /~goldsrj/2200S03/herakles.html (880 words)

	CLASSICS HERAKLES PAGE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The death of Herakles is portrayed in Sophocles' Trachiniai.
		Even though the Trojan War took place after Herakles' death, his presence is still felt: the Greeks need his bow, which is in the possession of Philoktetes before they can capture Troy.
		Herakles is in many ways the most complex and important hero of Greek mythology.
	web.princeton.edu /sites/classics/mythology/heracles.html (440 words)

	Herakles vs. Hercules * Essays * Greek Mythology: From the Iliad to the Fall of the Last Tyrant
		Most myth researchers are quick to say that the Greek Herakles was taken into the Roman pantheon directly from the ancient Greek religion and that, aside from the spellings of their names, there is no inherent difference between the Greek Herakles and the Roman Hercules.
		The Greek Herakles was the son of Zeus and Alkmene (a mortal woman).
		When the Greek Herakles was inducted into the Roman pantheon, his character and attributes were modified to suit the firmly established Roman culture.
	www.messagenet.com /myths/essays/herakleshercules.html (2190 words)

	Orpheus: Myths of the World: Greek: Herakles, Part II
		It was then that Herakles was given arms by the Gods--the sword of Hermes, the bow of Apollo, the shield made by Hephæstos; it was then that Herakles, coming to the Caucasus, slew the vulture that preyed upon Prometheus's liver, and, at the will of Zeus, liberated the Titan from his bonds.
		Nessos, dying, but with his rage against Herakles unabated, thought of a way by which the hero might be made to suffer for the death he had brought upon him.
		Deianeira knew that Herakles had once tried to win Iole for his wife, and she feared that the sight of the maiden would bring his old longing back to him.
	www.sacred-texts.com /etc/omw/omw38.htm (1720 words)

	Herakles
		Herakles vs Mares of Diomedes - metope from Corinth
		Herakles Freeing Theseus from the Underworld - rf lekythos
		Herakles Pulling the Burning Cloak from his Body - sculpture (c.
	www.uncg.edu /cla/slides/herakles.htm (192 words)

	Herakles and the Gods
		Hera was the sister and wife of Zeus and was very passionate in her hate for Herakles.
		When Herakles had to return to Eurystheus with the golden hind, which was sacred to Artemis since she was the goddess of the hunt, she and Apollo confronted Herakles when he had captured the animal.
		Hephaestus was born the son of Zeus and Hera, and was the god of fire and the chief workman of the gods.
	people.uncw.edu /deagona/herakles/heraklesgods.htm (2518 words)

	Past Productions: The Children of Herakles
		After their father's death, the children of Herakles are exiled from their home by a hostile regime.
		When Herakles dies, his children and mother flee their home and the persecution of the tyrant Eurystheus, and seek sanctuary near Athens.
		Eurystheus is captured, and Herakles' aged mother Alkmene insists that he be put to death.
	www.amrep.org /herakles/index.html (585 words)

	Herakles and Hydra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Unfortunately, this head has already grown back and you can see in Herakles’ arm raised to shield his face, his grimace, and the ferocious look of the Hydra’s heads that Herakles is losing this battle.
		Behind Herakles, on the other hand, the background is light with slight hints of purple and yellow.
		The purple signifies his link to royalty through Zeus, and the yellow signifies his value to the immortal gods...in that his spirit becomes immortal after his death....Notice that the sash tied around Herakles’ waist is red and links the fl side of the picture to the purple and yellow side.
	www.luc.edu /faculty/pgraha1/myth/herakleshydra.html (287 words)

	Herakles Via Phaedra, a CurtainUp review
		--Hera's words to Herakles, shortly before he is driven into a murderous frenzy by her and kills his wife and two sons-the motivation for his series of twelve labors, which will cleanse his soul of the taint of his crimes.
		The first, Herakles, is the story of a half-mortal, half-god of enormous strength whose twelve superhuman labors ultimately allows him the rare gift of ascension to Mount Olympus, where he will sit with the rest of the gods.
		JT Netterville is excellent as Theseus, as is Peter Case as Herakles and Renouard Gee in the roles of King Aegeus and Aesclepius (God of Medicine).
	www.curtainup.com /herakles.html (930 words)

	Herakles/Hercules (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		On the day when Herakles is to be born, Zeus boasts to the other gods that 'today will bring to light a man who will rule over all that live around him, and he shall be from a race descended from my blood'
		Herakles accidently kills Linus, his music teacher, and is sent to the pastures near Thebes to perform penance.
		After some time, Hera strikes Herakles with a fit of madness during which he kills Megara and their children
	www.uncg.edu /cla/courses/shelmerd/herakles.htm (387 words)

	The Lansdowne Herakles (Getty Museum)
		These objects help identify the figure, since Herakles nearly always appears with a club and the skin of the Nemean Lion, which he killed as his first labor.
		As is typical for depictions of Greek heroes, the young Herakles is shown nude, since the Greeks considered male nudity to be the highest form of beauty.
		The Lansdowne Herakles very likely was inspired by a lost Greek statue, probably from the school of Polykleitos from the 300s B.C. Found near the ruins of the villa of the Roman emperor Hadrian at Tivoli outside Rome, this statue was one of numerous copies of Greek sculpture commissioned by Hadrian, who loved Greek culture.
	www.getty.edu /art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=7638 (174 words)

	Euripides’ Herakles
		Introduction: Herakles is gone to the underworld, where he was sent by Eurystheus to drag to light the triple headed dog Cerberus.
		Lukos, king of Thebes, certain that the enterprise will prove fatal to the hero, seizes on his three sons, together with their mother Megara, and grandfather Amphitryon, in order to allay his fears of their popularity and influence by killing them.
		Being sick, you are not the famous Herakles.
	www.uh.edu /~cldue/texts/herakles.html (9060 words)

	ARTicles: Introducing The Children of Herakles
		Sellars is mounting The Children of Herakles in part because he regards it as an unjustly neglected masterpiece, and also because it forces us to consider one of the most pressing concerns of Euripides' time and our own, the global refugee crisis.
		Sellars is exploring Euripides' play and the refugee crisis from many different angles, to provide as rich a context as possible for this "town meeting" on the movement of displaced persons.
		Each performance of The Children of Herakles therefore involves several components, including discussions led by broadcaster and journalist Christopher Lydon, film screenings after evening performances, playback discussions after Saturday matinees with Peter Sellars, and more.
	www.amrep.org /articles/1_2/welcome.html (585 words)

	Mythography \| The Greek Hero Herakles in Myth and Art
		Valiant Herakles - or Hercules, if you prefer his Roman name - is the embodiment of a Greek hero.
		This son of Zeus and Alcmene faced a dizzying array of monsters and mortals, fighting his way through countless encounters with enemies.
		I shall sing of Zeus' son, Herakles, noblest of mortals, born at Thebes of the union of Alcmene with Zeus
	www.loggia.com /myth/herakles.html (227 words)

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