Hercules (Heracles)
MythologyGreek
RoleGreatest of heroes
About Hercules (Heracles)
Completed the legendary Twelve Labors as penance. Killed the Nemean Lion, Hydra, and captured Cerberus. Son of Zeus and a mortal woman. Burned himself alive to escape agonizing pain from a poisoned shirt. Ascended to Olympus as a god after death.
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