1. Heracles
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2. Heracles Greatest hero (a mortal hero & a god) Sire of Heracleidae
Fought against the Cthonic monster
The raw, brutal force, original strength that allowed human to subjugate nature
First human hunter
Hero of civilization
Taught human many things (trick)
Heracleidae 是一個royal clans (heraclady)
the Olympian order 第二點 Cthonic (thonic) in or beneath earth (the deities and spirits) one called NYX
Not afraid to kill if for survival. He didn’t mean bloodshed since he had much important things to do.
The one who removes the last monster on earth allow cities to expand, merchants to travel, spread the world without inhabition

3. Heracles
Often portrayed with a lion skin
and a club

4. Alcmene & Zeus

5. Alcmene & Zeus
Heracles is the proof of Zeus’ affair
Amphitryon

6. Born Twin: Iphicles Exposed
Hermes took him to Hera when she was asleep divine milk (immortality)
Milky way
the blind seer Tiresias
Alcides/Heracles “The glorious gift of Hera”
In fear of Hera’s revenge
Hera didn’t recognized him and nursed him; the milk gave him superpower; returned back
To pacify Hera, but didn’t work
 Heracles was the son of Zeus and was destined to be a champion. Amphitryon then brought up the child with care, hiring the best tutors and athletic trainers for the boys. Heracles developed a love for the outdoors by helping his father with farmwork, and it was with the work his strength grew

7. Grown up the lion of Mount Kithaeron a war with Orchomenus (Athena)
Wife: Megara
Best friend:  Iphicles's son Iolaus
Madness  murder (Iolaus escaped)
Lion disturbing the herds ; ordered by amphitryon
Amphitryon dead; Athena observed his shrewdness and bravery became ally of life
King Creon’s daughter ; had two children; younger sister married Iphicles
Iolaus had many early adventure with heracles
Shooting arrows at imaginary beasts; When regain sense and saw the horrible thing (also killed two Iphichles children)

8. The Delphic Oracle Apollo (guided by Hera) City of Tiryns; Eurystheus
12 heroic labors
To purify himself
To serve his enemy; Eurystheus has the reputation of being mean
If complete immortal

9. The 12 Labors of Heracles the Nemean Lion
a giant beast with impenetrable skin in Nemea
Mission: kill the Nemean Lion and bring back its body
Killed the lion with his club and hands
He threw a bunch of dry branches into the cave and set fire to them. When the lion came roaring out through the smoke, Heracles clubbed the lion on the head before hurling himself on its neck. Stunned from having its skull shattered, the lion struggled to stand on its own feet and Heracles strangled it to death with his bare hands.
Intending to bring the Nemean Lion’s body to King Eurystheus, Heracles realizes that the journey back is too long and the body is too heavy, so he to skin the lion with a knife.

10. The 12 Labors of Heracles The Hydra The Erymanthian Boar
The Ceryneian Hind
The Stymphalian Birds
The Augean Stables
The Cretan Bull
The Horses of Diomedes
The Amazon Girdle
The Cattle of Geryon
The Apples of the Hesperides

11. The 12 labors of Heracles Cerberus
the giant three-headed dog who guarded the gates of Hades. 
Mission: to go to hell and capture it
Hades would agree Heracles to take it only if he could defeat it without arms
Hercules had to do research at Eleusis just to figure out how to enter and leave Hades without killing himself

12. Death Deianira A poisonous cloak The pyre ono the top of Mount Oeta
Hera ended her anger and brought Heracles to Olympus

13. Thank you

14. Reference
The Real Journey of “Hercules”
Heracles
Herakles: Punished Again!
​The 12 Labors Of Hercules, Ranked
The Life and Times of Hercules