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Dimensions (approximately)
Height: 12in - 30.5cm
Weight: 11.02in - 28cm
Weight: 2610gr
Hercules or Alcaeus or Alcides were ancient mythical heroes, regarded as the greatest of the Greek heroes. He was born in Thebes and was the son of Zeus and Alcmene When Hercules was born, Hera, Zeus' wife, who was jealous of him for his infidelities, sent two snakes to his cradle, but the infant strangled them. Hercules' adoptive father, Amphitryonas, who was raised to teach him the art of the sailor, taught him the art of armor, Alykus the fight, Evritos the bow, Centaur Chiron the Sciences, and Linus.
The myth saved by Xenophon narrates that incident, when Hercules, seated at a crossroads, saw two beautiful girls passing by. One showed him an easy way, wide and straight, that if he followed, he would enjoy life, but would do a bunch of bad deeds that would condemn him to human judgment. That was Kakia. The other daughter, Areti, showed him a difficult road, full of sharp stones and thorns, narrow and inaccessible, which would have made it difficult for him to gain the recognition of his fellow humans. So Hercules followed Virtue, preferring to suffer to go down its difficult path but to experience glory and honor with his good deeds and virtue. Heracles fights with the lion of Nemea. White Lycian of "Painter of Diosphus", the first quarter of the 5th century. e.g. Louvre museum. As a teenager, he caused the war between Thebes and the Orchomenus kingdom. In return for his victory over Orchomenus, he took his wife Megara, daughter of the king of Thebes, with whom he had three (albeit more) children. Hera, however, went mad, killing his wife and children. When he realized what he was doing, he decided to go to the Delphi Oracle to find out how he could be purified. According to the ancestor, he had to serve for twelve years Eurystheus, king of the Mycenaeans, and carry out the labors that he would protect.
Lernaean Hydra was immortal. She lived in the area of Lerni - a swamp located south of Argos - from where it got its name. According to legend, when Hercules cut off one head, two came out. Only by burning the wound with fire did he manage to stop the multiplication and he managed to do that with the help of Iolaos' nephew. The last head, which was both central and immortal, was cut off and buried in the ground so that it would not come to life again. From her blood, Hercules made his arrows poisonous. Centaur Nessos did not escape from this poison either.
Labors of Hercules In the context of the trophies:
Hercules killed the lion of Nemea,
He killed Lernaean Hydra,
Drunk the fast-paced deer of Kyrenia,
Kill Erymanthus Capro,
He cleansed the stables of Avgia,
Killed the Stymphalides Hens,
He caught the wild bull of Crete
He stole the wild horses of Diomedes,
He took Hippolytus's belt,
Brought the oxen of Gerion to Eurystheus,
He grabbed the Esperides apples,
And finally, he brought Kerberos out of Hades.
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