Hercules was the son of Zeus and Alcmone, the granddaughter of Perseus and the wife of King Amphitryon of Thebes. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 InfoAmphitleon was also the grandson of Perseus and was King of Tyrins, but later left that city and moved to Thebes.

Hera, the wife of Zeus, hated Alcmene for being her husband's mistress, and of course she was also jealous of Hercules, because Zeus prophesied to the gods that his son had a bright future and great achievements in the future. When Alcmene gave birth to Hercules, she feared that he would not be safe in the palace, so she put him in a basket covered with a little straw and placed it in a place that would later become known as the Hercules Field.

Of course, if it weren't for a miraculous opportunity that brought Athena and Hera to that place, the child would not have survived. Athena saw that the child was born beautifully and liked it very much. She felt sorry for him and persuaded Hera to nurse the child. He bit Hera's *** greedily sucking her milk, sucking her *** painfully. Hera angrily threw the child to the ground. Athena sympathetically picked up the child, took it back to the city, and gave it to Queen Alcmene to raise on her behalf.

Alcmene recognized it as her son at a glance, and she happily placed it in the cradle. Fearful of Hera, she abandoned the child, but her jealous stepmother used milk to revive her rival's son. Not only that, but Hercules sucked Hera's milk and was out of the womb. But Hera soon understood who the child who was suckling her milk was, and knew that he was now back in the palace. She regretted that she had not taken revenge on the child and got rid of her. Then she sent two terrible vipers and climbed into the palace to kill the child.

Late at night, the child is immersed in a sweet sleep. Neither the sleeping maid nor the mother noticed that two poisonous snakes had swam in through the open door. They climb onto the child's cradle and wrap themselves around the child's neck. The child woke up with a scream. He looked up and looked around, only to feel the pain around his neck. That's when he showed the power of God. He grabbed a snake in each hand and pinched it vigorously, and he pinched both snakes to death.

Alcmene was awakened by the child's screams. Barefoot, she ran over and shouted for help, but she found that two large snakes had died at the hands of the child. When the nobles of the Theban royal family heard the cries for help, they all rushed into the inner chamber in full gear. King Amphitryon loved the child and regarded him as a gift from Zeus, when he came running with a sword in his hand. When he heard and saw what had happened, he was amazed and delighted, proud of his son's divine power.

He saw this as an omen and sent for Tirisias, a blind soothsayer from Thebes. This Tirisias was the one who was given prophecy by Zeus, and he prophesied the future of his children in front of everyone: when he grew up, he would kill many monsters on land and in the sea; He will overcome the giants, and after all his hardships, he will enjoy the gods.

King Amphitleon knew from the blind soothsayer that his son was extremely talented, and he was determined to let him enjoy an education worthy of being a hero. He hired heroes from all over the world to teach young Hercules his skills. He personally taught him the art of driving a chariot; Eurythos, king of Ocaria, taught him to draw a bow and shoot arrows; Harperucus taught him gladiatorial fighting and boxing; Kemorkus taught him to play the piano and sing. Castor, one of Zeus's twins, taught him to fight in the field in full gear; Apollo's son, the gray-haired Renous, taught him to read and write.

Hercules showed a gift and talent for learning.

But he could not endure the torture, and the old Renos was an impatient teacher. On one occasion, he beat Hercules for no reason. Hercules grabbed his harp and threw it at the teacher's head, and he fell to his death. Hercules was very remorseful, but he was still brought to court.

The upright and knowledgeable judge Radamantis acquitted him. The judge promulgated a new law that acquitted a person who had killed someone in self-defense. Amphitleon, however, feared that his mighty son would commit a similar sin in the future, so he sent him to the countryside to graze cattle. Hercules lived here year after year, growing tall and strong. He was more than a foot tall, and his eyes were as bright as flickering coals. He is a good rider and can shoot, and he can shoot arrows or throw guns. By the time he was 18 years old, he had grown into the most handsome and strongest man in Greece. He faces the challenge of fate, and now is the time to see if his martial arts and power are used for good or evil.

Hercules left the shepherds and the herds and went to a quiet place to ponder his life path. Suddenly, he saw two noble women approaching him. A woman with a great demeanor, noble and pure, with modest eyes and courteous manners, wears a white robe.

The other was graceful and luxurious, with snow-white skin smeared with perfume and perfume, and her posture was upright, making her appear a little taller than she really was. Her gaze was straight ahead, and she was well-dressed, showing infinite charm. She admired herself, and looked forward to seeing if anyone was looking at her with admiration. As they approached, the latter woman took a few steps ahead of the first, walked towards the handsome Hercules, and said hello, "Hercules, I can see that you are still hesitating and not knowing what path to choose. If you choose me to be your girlfriend, then I can lead you on the most comfortable path in life. There, you can enjoy the joy of life and live a life free of worries and grievances.

You don't have to go to war, you don't have to worry about buying and selling, you just enjoy good wine and good food, you sleep in a warm and soft bed, you stretch out your hands for your clothes, you don't have to open your mouth for food, you don't have to do physical and mental work; I can enjoy the fruits of other people's labors, and I can enjoy all the glory and riches, because I have given my friends the right to enjoy everything. “

Hercules listened to these seductive words and asked her in astonishment: "What is your name, beautiful woman?" “

"My friends call me the goddess of happiness." She replied, "And those who want to belittle me call me a frivolous girl." “

Just then, another woman came to the front. "I've come here to you, dear Hercules." She said, "I know your father, I know your gifts, and you have been educated, and all this gives me hope that if you choose the path I have shown you, then you will accomplish all the good and great things in the world." But I can't guarantee you the glory and riches. I just want to tell you how much the gods in heaven love you.

But nothing will fall from the sky. If you want the gods to protect you, then you should first worship them. If you want to be loved by your friends, then you should do good deeds for your friends; If you want the country to respect you, you should serve it; If you want all Greece to exalt your virtues, then you should seek happiness for all Greece; If you want to win the war, you have to learn the art of war; If you want to keep your body strong, you should make it strong through hard labor. “

The flirtatious woman interrupted her suddenly. "Behold, dear Hercules," she said, "what a long and rough road you have to go to reach the object of which she speaks. And I guide you to happiness in the most comfortable way. "You are a lying woman," the virtuous woman said to her, "and you have nothing beautiful." You don't know what true happiness is, because you haven't walked in front of them before you're satisfied.

You don't eat hungry, you don't drink thirsty, and no soft and warm bed can satisfy you. You let your friends drink all night and sleep soundly during the day, and how much good time is wasted. They spend their days drinking and living carefree lives when they are young, and in their old age, they are ashamed of the time that passed. And you? Though you are immortal, you are spurned by the gods and despised by the good of the world. You've never heard a compliment, you've never done a good deed.

-- On the contrary, I was welcomed by the gods and all good people. Artists see me as a messenger, my parents see me as a loyal protector, and servants see me as a benevolent helper. I am a supporter of the cause of peace, a reliable ally in war, and a loyal partner of friendship. Eating and sleeping are more important to my friends than to lazy people. Young people are happy to be praised by the elderly, and old people are happy to be respected by the young.

They are satisfied with their past behavior, and they are happy with what they are doing now. We have made people respectful of each other, blessed by the gods, loved by their friends, and honored by their nations, so that when the end comes, they will not go to the grave in silence and without glory, but their glory will remain on earth and admired by the generations to come. Ah, Hercules, if you choose such a path in life, you will feel true happiness. “

After the two women finished speaking, they disappeared instantly, leaving Hercules alone, determined to choose the path of "virtue". Soon, he found an opportunity to do good. It is well known that at that time, the Greek jungle was dense and swampy, full of fierce lions, boars and other evil beasts. Therefore, the removal of these obstacles and the liberation of Greece from such harmful beasts was one of the great goals of the ancient heroes.

Hercules was destined for this daunting task. When he heard that there was a terrible lion at the foot of Mount Kitalon, in the pasture of King Fitryon, the voice of "virtue" sounded in the ears of the young hero, and he immediately made a decision, and climbed up the barren mountain, fully armed, and killed the lion, skinned it, and draped it over his shoulders, and then cut off the lion's head for a helmet.

As he hunted triumphantly, he encountered emissaries sent by King Myeongye, Elginos, who collected an annual tribute from the Thebans, a heavy burden that was both unreasonable and humiliating. Hercules, who made himself the savior of all the oppressed, quickly knocked the wicked messengers to the ground, and then bound them up and sent them back to their king.

Erginos brutally demanded that the king of Thebes hand over the murderer. King Creon of Thebes feared the power of his opponent and was ready to meet his demands. Hercules mobilized a brave youth to join him in resisting the enemy. However, the people did not have a single weapon, because the Meiba people collected all their weapons to prevent the Thebans from rebelling. When the goddess Athena saw this, she summoned Hercules to the temple and armed him with her own armor, which also contained weapons that their ancestors had captured in battle to sacrifice to the gods.

The young men who came with Hercules took up arms one after another and set out with Hercules. They only have a small group of men, and the Mingye people are a large legion with a strong force. The two armies met on a narrow road, and in this small land, although there were many soldiers in Mingye, they could not be used at all, and the army of Elginos was completely defeated, and he himself was killed on the battlefield. However, Hercules' stepfather, Amphitryon, was also killed in the war. After the end of the war, Hercules quickly advanced into the capital city of Orkomenos, and he stormed the city and burned the palace and destroyed the city.

All the Greeks celebrated his exploits.

In order to reward him, King Creon of Thebes gave him his daughter Megara, who later bore him three sons. The gods also gave the demigod hero many gifts: Hermes gave him a sword, Apollo gave him a bow, Hephaestus gave him a golden quiver, and Athena gave him a brand new bronze shield. His mother, Alcmene, remarried, to the judge Radamantis.

Hercules was grateful for the precious gifts of the gods. Soon, he found an opportunity to repay the reward. It turned out that Gaia, the goddess of the earth, had given birth to a group of giants for the god Ouranos, and these monsters had hideous faces, long beards, long hair, and a scaly dragon's tail behind them, which became their feet. Mother instigated them to oppose Zeus, who became the new ruler of the world, and sent all of Gaia's former sons, the Titans, to Tartarus in Hell.

A few years later, they broke through hell and emerged in the fields of Thessaly. As soon as he saw them, the stars changed color, and even Apollo turned in the direction of the solar car.

"Go, children, and avenge me, for the sons of the gods of yesteryear." Mother Earth said to them, "The vultures are pecking at Prometheus' liver; Titius was also punished, Zeus struck him with lightning, he lay on the ground, and two eagles pecked at his liver! Atlas was sentenced to carry the sky on his shoulders; The Titans are chained and tortured, go, take revenge, save them! You should use my limbs, the high peaks, as ladders and weapons! Climb aboard the starlit castle! Alkyunaeus, take the scepter and lightning from the tyrant's hands! Encherados, you go and conquer the seas and drive Poseidon away! Ryodus to take the reins from the sun god, and Perfirion to take the temple of Delphi! The giants heard the command and shouted loudly, as if they had already triumphed. They climbed Mount Thessaly and prepared to storm the sky from there.

At the same time, the rainbow goddess Aerys, the messenger of the gods, hurriedly summoned all the gods, water gods, and the goddess of fate in the underworld, and asked them to come together to discuss how to deal with them. Persephone left her underworld; Her husband, the king of the silent dead, also climbed the glittering sacred mountain of Olympus on a light-phobic steed. Like the inhabitants of a besieged city flocking to the Acropolis from all directions, the gods gathered on the sacred mountain of Olympus.

"Gods," Zeus said to them, "look how the Mother Earth is so vigorously and viciously against us. Let's get up and fight! As many sons as she sends us, we will send her as many corpses as we send!" “

As soon as the Father of All Gods finished speaking, there was a thunderclap in the sky. In return, a violent earthquake erupted below in the subterranean world. Nature is in chaos as it was when it was created. The giants uprooted mountain after mountain, and piled up Mount Osa, Mount Pelion, Mount Ota, and Mount Athos of Thessaly, and then washed away Mount Rodupop with half of the source of Heberos.

The giants climbed up the mountain ladder step by step towards the dwelling place of the gods, holding flaming oak sticks and huge stones in their hands, and rushed towards Olympus like a storm. The gods were given an oracle that if no mortal was involved in the battle, the gods would not be able to kill the invading giants. When Gaia heard this, he hurried to find a way to keep his sons safe from mortals. This requires a medicinal herb. However, Zeus was one step ahead, and he did not let the morning glow, the moon, and the sun shine. While Gaia searched everywhere in the darkness for herbs, Zeus harvested them. He asked Athena to give the herb to his son Hercules and asked him to come to war.

The holy mountain of Olympiens is ablaze with fire. Ares, the god of war, sat upright on his chariot, and the horses in front of it neighed loudly. He rushed in the wagon towards the dense enemy. Ares held a glittering golden shield in his hand, shining brighter than a flame. The feathers on his helmet whirred in the wind.

He pierced the serpent-footed giant Peloros with a single shot, and ran over his limbs in a chariot. But it wasn't until the giant saw the mortal Hercules climb to the top of Mount Olympus that he died out of his body. Hercules looked around the battlefield and found a target for his bow: he shot an arrow at Alchiunaeus, and the giant rolled down, but when it touched the earth, he was resurrected. According to Athena's idea, Hercules also chased after him. He lifted Alchiunaeus from the ground. Poor Alkyunaeus died as soon as he left the earth.

At this moment, the giant Perfirion swooped down on Hercules and Hera to fight them to the death. Zeus watched all this, and immediately made the giant want to see the queen of the gods, and as soon as he lifted Hera's veil, Zeus struck him with a thunderbolt. Hercules shot an arrow that killed him instantly. In the battle ranks of the giants, there has rushed out of Epheals, whose eyes are spitting sparks.

"He came at the right time, he has become a target for our archery." Hercules laughed and said to Apollo beside him. So Apollo and the demigod took action together and shot two arrows, which hit Ephials in both eyes. Dionysus, the god of wine, raised the Dionysian staff and knocked Lydus to the ground. Hephaestus threw a red-hot iron bullet with one hand. The scorching iron bullets rained down like a torrential rain, and the giant Cleytius fell to the ground and died on the spot.

Athena lifted Sicily and slammed it at Encheradus, who was fleeing, holding him down. The giant Polypotes was pursued by Poseidon on the sea, and fled all the way to the island of Kos in the Aegean Sea. Poseidon immediately split a corner of the island and buried him in it. Wearing the helmet of the hellish god Pluton on his head, Hermes killed Hippolytus. The other two giants were also crushed to death by the iron rod of the goddess of fate.

The rest of the giants were struck with lightning or shot to death by Hercules with bows and arrows.

At the end of the battle, the gods praised Hercules for his great achievements. Zeus called the gods who fought Olympians, the title of the brave. The two sons born to Zeus, Dionysus and Hercules, also received this glorious title. (To be continued.) )