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Hercules

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Myths and Legends

Last Stocked on 1/16/2023

Product Info

Title
Hercules
Publisher
Product Line
Category
Author
Fred Van Lente
Publish Year
2013
Pages
80
Dimensions
6x9x.2"
NKG Part #
2147536905
MFG. Part #
OSPMYTH006
Type
Softcover
Series
MLD6

Description

Hercules battled gods, men and monsters in a lifetime of violence and destruction. Today, Hercules is best known for his twelve labors, a series of near-impossible tasks assigned to him as punishment for the killing of his wife and children. During those tasks, he slew the multi-headed hydra, wrestled with Cerberus, hound of the underworld, and stole the girdle of Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons. Yet even when his labors were done, his adventures continued. Hercules led armies, sacked cities, fought against the gods, and then joined forces with the gods in the great war known as The Gigantomach.

This book tells the complete story of this legendary warrior, including information on the classical sources, his deification and cult, and his continuing popularity as a character in film, television and comic books.