The Greek divine hero Heracles, better known today by his Roman name, Hercules, is easily one of the most famous legendary heroes of Greek mythology. With strength as infamous as Sampson's ...

‘Hercules’ was what the Romans called him and the Greeks called him ‘Heracles’. Like most heroes, Heracles had a god as one of his parents. He was the son of the supreme god Zeus and a mortal woman.

While one legends claims the games were established by Heracles (Hercules), who brought a sacred olive tree to Olympia, an alternative myth has the hero Pelops (from which the name of the ...

39, 1928 Heracles and His Successors: A Study of ... Heracles and His Successors: A Study of a Heroic Ideal and the Recurrence of a Heroic Type This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer ...

28, No. 3, Jul. - Sep., 1924 Studies of the Exploits of Heracles on V... Studies of the Exploits of Heracles on Vases This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section.