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| One hero stands both literally and metaphorically head and shoulders above all the others: Herakles (Hercules in Latin). Yet he can be a difficult character to pin down: he certainly lives up to his stereotyped image as a mighty performer of astonishing feats, yet he can also appear at the heart of Greek tragedies, take the stage as a gluttonous comic buffoon or be a philosophical role model. His heroism finally wins him the ultimate prize, since his accomplishments lead to immortality.
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| ==Herakles - Before the Labours==
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| [[author::Apollodoros]] relates a strange chronology and geneology. During the reign of the King of [[place::Mycenae]], [[character::Elektryon]] the six sons of [[character::Pterelaos]] claimed the nearby kingdon of [[place::Tiryns]]. [[character::Likymnios]] was the sole surviving son of Elektryon who swore revenge on the sons and entrusted his daughter [[character::Alkmena]] and his kingdom to [[Amphitryon]]. He died and his brother [[character::Sthenelos]] used the pretext to take over the throne and banish Amphitryon who took refuge with Alkmena and Likynnios with [[character::Kreon]] at [[place::Thebes]]. | |
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| After ridding Thebes of a giant Vixen, Amphitryon sails to the
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