Heracles

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demigod hero in Greek mythology mythological character

Heracles is a legendary hero of Greek mythology renowned for his superhuman strength and his completion of the Twelve Labors.

Aliases (5)

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	demigod → hero in Greek mythology → mythological character →
afterlifeResidence	Mount Olympus →
appearsIn	Library of Apollodorus → The Iliad → The Odyssey → Theogony →
associatedReligion	Ancient Greek religion →
associatedWith	Argos → Mount Oeta → Thebes →
causeOfDeath	poisoned robe from Deianira →
child	Hyllus → Macaria → Telephus → Tlepolemus →
culture	Ancient Greek →
deathPlace	Mount Oeta →
deified	yes →
domain	heroic feats → strength →
father	Zeus →
gender	male →
grandfather	Amphitryon →
greekName	Ἡρακλῆς →
honoredAs	patron of athletes → protector of heroes →
killed	Erymanthian Boar → Lernaean Hydra → Nemean Lion → Stymphalian Birds →
knownFor	Twelve Labors → superhuman strength →
labour	Apples of the Hesperides → Augean Stables → Belt of Hippolyta → Capture of Cerberus → Cattle of Geryon → Ceryneian Hind → Cretan Bull → Erymanthian Boar → Lernaean Hydra → Mares of Diomedes → Nemean Lion → Stymphalian Birds →
latinName	Hercules →
lover	Iole → Omphale →
mother	Alcmene →
namedAfter	Hera →
orderedBy	Eurystheus →
persecutedBy	Hera →
romanEquivalent	Hercules →
served	Eurystheus →
spouse	Deianira → Hebe → Megara →
symbol	club → lion skin →
weapon	bow and arrows → club →

Referenced by (53)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Nemean Games → Pillars of Hercules ("Hercules") → Pillars of Hercules →	associatedWith
Antaeus → Cacus ("Hercules") → Cacus →	killedBy
Băile Herculane ("Hercules") → Heraklion → Herculaneum →	namedAfter
Diocletian's Tetrarchy ("Hercules") → Maximian ("Hercules") →	associatedDeity
Echidna → Echidna ("Herakles") →	associatedWithHero
Antaeus → Ares ("Heracles (in some myths)") →	defeatedBy
Greco-Roman mythology → Greco-Roman mythology ("Hercules") →	hasHero
Euripides → James Woods ("Hercules") →	notableWork
Cacus ("Hercules") → Hespere →	opposedBy
Prometheus → Theseus →	rescuedBy
Thebes →	associatedWithMythologicalFigure
Zeus →	child
Alcmene →	childrenWithZeus
Argead dynasty →	claimedDescentFrom
Commodus ("Hercules") →	claimedDivinity
Hesperides →	connectedTo
Hesperia →	connectedToHero
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca ("Heracles and his labors") →	covers
Antaeus →	enemy
Cacus ("Hercules") →	enemyOf
Amazonomachy →	featuresCharacter
Argonautica →	featuresHero
Prometheus →	freedBy
Heracles ("Ἡρακλῆς") →	greekName
Chrysothemis →	guardedFrom
Roman religion ("Hercules") →	hasDeity
Heracles cycle →	hasMainCharacter
Ancient Greek religion →	hasMythologicalFigure
Let Love ("Hercules") →	hasPart
Gigantomachy →	involvesDeity
Gigantomachy →	involvesHero
Heracles ("Hercules") →	latinName
Mycenae and Tiryns →	linkedToMythology
Avengers ("Hercules") →	member
Alcmene →	motherOf
Boeotia →	mythologicalAssociation
Samnites ("Hercules") →	pantheon
Heracles ("Hercules") →	romanEquivalent
Apollo →	sibling
Arecibo message ("Hercules") →	targetConstellation