About this deity
Heracles was an ancient Greek half-deity known for being a brutal warrior. He is said to be the equivalent of the Roman Hercules.
Also known as
Parent belief system
Ancient Greek Religion · Polytheistic · 4 mythsThe ancient Greek belief system represents a collection of cultural myths and stories that date back to circa 1300-1200 BCE. Its pantheon of deities were widely known and written about in Greek texts. The Romans adopted many Greek beliefs and renamed the deities according to the Latin language. In contemporary...
Top myths
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| Divine Comedy | |
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| Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri | |
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Mythological stories including Heracles
- Divine Comedy Afterlife myth
Nuthsell
Halfway through his life (age thirty-five), Dantes goes to the underworld to see hell before visting purgatory and then heaven.
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OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Heracles." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 22 Jun. 2020, omnika.org/stable/708. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
OMNIKA (2020, June 22). Heracles. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/708
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Heracles." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created June 22, 2020. Accessed February 22, 2025. https://omnika.org/stable/708.
