This is the final episode of a four-part (I, II, III) series on the early life of Heracles. In this episode, we will take a look at Heracles’ ninth Labor and follow him to the land of the Amazons. This post has been several weeks in the making as I tied up several loose ends. …
This is Part III of a four-part (I, II, IV) series on the early life of Heracles. In Part II, we left off with Heracles completing his fourth Labor. This week, we will examine Labors five through eight and investigate the nature of gods and demi-gods in Greek Mythology. Specifically, we will take a close …
This is Part II of a four-part (I, III, IV) series on the early life of Heracles. In Part I, we left off with Heracles exiled from Thebes after murdering his children. The Oracle of Delphi told him to move to Tiryns and serve his cousin, King Eurystheus of Mycenae. But the Oracle assured him …
This is Part I of a four-part series (II, III, IV) on the early life of Heracles. In this series, the nature of heroes, monsters, gods, and demi-gods will be examined. We will explore where these concepts came from, and what can they tell us about how myths were created. You’ll notice that I will …