{"id":9367,"date":"2017-11-13T08:00:25","date_gmt":"2017-11-13T16:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/?p=9367"},"modified":"2017-11-11T15:41:26","modified_gmt":"2017-11-11T23:41:26","slug":"sylum-inspiration-hercules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/sylum-inspiration-hercules\/","title":{"rendered":"Sylum Inspiration: Hercules"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Medjai: Hunter<\/h2>\n

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Born Alcaeus, Hercules<\/a> was a divine hero in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, foster son of Amphitryon and great-grandson (and half-brother) of Perseus. He was the greatest of the Greek heroes, a paragon of masculinity, the ancestor of royal clans who claimed to be Heracleidae and a champion of the Olympian order against chthonic monsters. In Rome and the modern West, he is known as Hercules, with whom the later Roman Emperors, in particular Commodus and Maximian, often identified themselves. The Romans adopted the Greek version of his life and works essentially unchanged, but added anecdotal detail of their own, some of it linking the hero with the geography of the Central Mediterranean. Details of his cult were adapted to Rome as well.<\/p>\n

Extraordinary strength, courage, ingenuity, and sexual prowess with both males and females were among the characteristics commonly attributed to him. Heracles used his wits on several occasions when his strength did not suffice, such as when laboring for the king Augeas of Elis, wrestling the giant Antaeus, or tricking Atlas into taking the sky back onto his shoulders. Together with Hermes he was the patron and protector of gymnasia and palaestrae. His iconographic attributes are the lion skin and the club. These qualities did not prevent him from being regarded as a playful figure who used games to relax from his labors and played a great deal with children. By conquering dangerous archaic forces he is said to have \u201cmade the world safe for mankind\u201d and to be its benefactor. Heracles was an extremely passionate and emotional individual, capable of doing both great deeds for his friends (such as wrestling with Thanatos on behalf of Prince Admetus, who had regaled Heracles with his hospitality, or restoring his friend Tyndareus to the throne of Sparta after he was overthrown) and being a terrible enemy who would wreak horrible vengeance on those who crossed him, as Augeas, Neleus and Laomedon all found out to their cost.<\/p>\n

A major factor in the well-known tragedies surrounding Heracles is the hatred that the goddess Hera, wife of Zeus, had for him. A full account of Heracles must render it clear why Heracles was so tormented by Hera, when there were many illegitimate offspring sired by Zeus. Heracles was the son of the affair Zeus had with the mortal woman Alcmene. Zeus made love to her after disguising himself as her husband, Amphitryon, home early from war (Amphitryon did return later the same night, and Alcmene became pregnant with his son at the same time, a case of heteropaternal superfecundation, where a woman carries twins sired by different fathers). Thus, Heracles\u2019 very existence proved at least one of Zeus\u2019 many illicit affairs, and Hera often conspired against Zeus\u2019 mortal offspring as revenge for her husband\u2019s infidelities. His twin mortal brother, son of Amphitryon, was Iphicles, father of Heracles\u2019 charioteer Iolaus.<\/p>\n

On the night the twins Heracles and Iphicles were to be born, Hera, knowing of her husband Zeus\u2019 adultery, persuaded Zeus to swear an oath that the child born that night to a member of the House of Perseus would become High King. Hera did this knowing that while Heracles was to be born a descendant of Perseus, so too was Eurystheus. Once the oath was sworn, Hera hurried to Alcmene\u2019s dwelling and slowed the birth of the twins Heracles and Iphicles by forcing Ilithyia, goddess of childbirth, to sit crosslegged with her clothing tied in knots, thereby causing the twins to be trapped in the womb. Meanwhile, Hera caused Eurystheus to be born prematurely, making him High King in place of Heracles. She would have permanently delayed Heracles\u2019 birth had she not been fooled by Galanthis, Alcmene\u2019s servant, who lied to Ilithyia, saying that Alcmene had already delivered the baby. Upon hearing this, she jumped in surprise, loosing the knots and inadvertently allowing Alcmene to give birth to Heracles and Iphicles.<\/p>\n

For More Information contact the Vampire Council Library<\/a><\/p>\n

Though many of the myths are true, a lot of them are based on actual events.<\/p>\n

Hercules is a\u00a0descendant of\u00a0Persuas, and again the bastard son of a \u2018god\u2019. The reality was he was the descendant of the great warrior, and the bastard son of the king. And in typical fashion the Queen was not happy that a servant\u2019s child could get the throne instead of her son.<\/p>\n

Perseus, recognizing the situation and reminding him of his own youth, stayed near the child, training him from a young age. In time Hercules grew to become a great warrior, strong, resilient and always helping those in need.<\/p>\n

When the Queen tried to have him killed, Perseus Turned him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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