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  1. Heracles - Mythopedia

    Jul 14, 2023 · In the 1990s, Kevin Sorbo played the hero in the television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and in a few made-for-television movies. More recently, Hercules was …

  2. Heracles (Play) - Mythopedia

    Mar 6, 2023 · Hercules and the Hydra by Antonio del Pollaiuolo (1475) Uffizi Gallery, Florence / Google Arts and Culture Public Domain. The myth of Heracles’ madness predates Euripides …

  3. Antaeus – Mythopedia

    Sep 11, 2023 · The most complete accounts of Antaeus’ myth come from Roman rather than Greek literature. Some of the earliest sources to describe how Heracles (Hercules to the …

  4. Iphicles – Mythopedia

    Jul 5, 2023 · Hercules and the Hydra by John Singer Sargent (1921) Museum of Fine Arts Boston Public Domain Who was Iphicles’ son? Iphicles’ son was Iolaus, who aided Heracles in …

  5. Hydra - Mythopedia

    May 20, 2023 · Hercules and the Hydra by Antonio del Pollaiolo (ca. 1475). Wikimedia Commons Public Domain. The Hydra was eventually killed by Heracles, who was sent to fight it as one of …

  6. Cerberus – Mythopedia

    Mar 8, 2023 · In the 2014 film Hercules, Cerberus is reimagined as a more realistic enemy: three wolves that the hero must fight. Outside of film, Cerberus is a “summon” in the video game …

  7. Shield of Heracles - Mythopedia

    Mar 8, 2023 · Hercules and the Hydra by Antonio del Pollaiuolo (1475) Uffizi Gallery, Florence / Google Arts and Culture Public Domain. The Heracles of the Shield of Heracles represents the …

  8. Stymphalian Birds – Mythopedia

    Jan 26, 2023 · In the TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, for example, there is a single Stymphalian Bird, a giant winged creature similar to a pterodactyl. In the Percy Jackson and …

  9. Geryon – Mythopedia

    Mar 22, 2023 · Hercules and the Cattle of Geryon by the workshop of Lucas Cranach the Elder (after 1537). Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum Public Domain. The poet Stesichorus gives a …

  10. Achelous – Mythopedia

    Aug 30, 2023 · Achelous was the name of both the largest river in Greece—flowing from the Pindus Mountains to the Ionian Sea—and the god of that river. A child of the Titans Oceanus …