Hercules is the Roman name for Greek demigod Heracles, son of Jupiter (the Roman equivalent of Zeus), and the mortal Alcmene the wisest and most beautiful of all mortal women.

         Hercules can be identified by his attributes, the lion skin and the gnarled club (his favorite weapon).

Labours of Hercules

1.    To kill the Nemean lion

2.    To destroy the Lernaean Hydra

3.    To capture Ceryneian Hind alive

4.    To trap the Erymanthian boar

5.    To clean the Augean stables

6.    To get rid of the Stymphalian birds

7.    To capture the Cretan bull.

8.    To round up the Mares of Diomedes

9.    To fetch Hipplyte's girdle, or belt

10.   To fetch the cattle of Geron.

11. To fetch the golden apples of the   Hesperides.

12.                      To bring Cerberus from Tartarus.