Parents/Family
Who Herakles marry first?
Megara
Hera, the god who hates him the most.
Why did two labors not count?
True or False
Heracles has many names
True
Hercules, Herakles, Heracles, Alcides, and others
In total, how many labors did Heracles have to do?
12
How did Zeus appear to Alcemene?
He appeared as Alcemene's husband returning home from war early.
What created the Milky Way in Herakles' story?
A squirt of Hera's breast milk.
What was Heracle's first labor?
Killing the Nemean Lion
True or False
Herakles had an identical twin
False. His twin was fraternal.
What was Herakle's first monster?
A snake sent from Hera
How many sons does Alcemene have with Zeus?
1- Al/Herakles/Hercules
Iphicles was her actual husband's son.
For what crime did Herakles commit to be sent out to raise cattle?
Murdering his music teacher Linus
How did Heracles clean King Augeas' stables?
He used the river as a tool and flooded the stables.
True or False
In total, Hercules had 3 wives
True
Megara, Hebes, and Deraneira
What does Heracles mean?
Hera's glory
List Al's Greek and Roman names
Herakles and Hercules
At what age does Hera send snakes into Al's crib?
8 months.
What did Eurystheus hope, with the fourth labor, one of the would gods do to Heracles?
Hint: Name the god, third labor and what they had to do
Eurystheus hoped that Artemis would kill Heracles for capturing her sacred Keryneian Hind.
True or False
Heracles received a sword from Ares.
False
The sword was from Hermes.
What advice/gift did Athena give to Heracles when dealing with the Stymphalian Birds?
She gave him a rattle-like cowbell
What did Hera make Zeus decree?
Hera makes Zeus decree that the next-born son of Perseus will be the high king.
What was Herakles's first murder weapon?
His hands
What was Heracle's least difficult labor?
Getting the white bull of Minos.
True or False
King Minos just handed his prized bull to Heracles
True
His wife just humilated him with it and he was looking to give it away
The Amazons were mortal women who ruled their queendom but kept male slaves and didn't swear to a life of maidenhood. The Hunters were strict followers of Artemis, had an immortal blessing, and couldn't die unless in battle. The Hunters also took after their goddess and swore to a life of maidenhood.