įront of sarcophagus with the labors of Hercules Rome, National Roman Museum in Palazzo Altemps Still in swaddling clothes, he strangled the two snakes sent by Hera to kill him, famous are those known as the "twelve labors of Heracles", and other exploits that saw him at the head of armies, and many other secondary adventures, which occurred during the completion of the labors. The legendary exploits of this hero were many. Temple of Hercules - Valley of the Temples - Agrigento Many writers of antiquity spoke of Heracles, and among these Diodorus Siculus could not be missing who, being Sicilian in name and in fact, more than the others narrated the exploits of Heracles in Sicily. The mosaics of the House of the Labors of Hercules - Volubiis (Merkes - Morocco) The name Heracles means: "glory of Hera", meaning with ironic connotations, given the relationship between the two, unless it is understood as "glory through Hera", given that most of the heroic deeds of Heracles were precisely due to the difficulties he had to face due to the tireless Era. The umpteenth betrayal of Zeus made Hera, the official wife of Zeus, very angry, who persecuted Heracles for life. Heracles is the son of Alcmena and Amphitryon, even if the real father is Zeus who, taking advantage of Amphitryon's absence, assumed his appearance, thus managing to deceive Alcmena and spent a night of love with her, the duration of which was, by order of Zeus, of three days and three nights, during which Heracles was conceived. The Latins called him Hercules and it can be said that almost all the peoples of the Mediterranean area tried to take possession of his glory, claiming that he had passed through their territory or identifying him with one of the indigenous heroes, as a local incarnation of the Greek Heracles. Heracles is undoubtedly the most popular hero in all of Greek mythology. Cults Myths and Legends of Ancient Sicily
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