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Heracles's Romanized Name Hercules

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Heracles or most commonly known as his romanized name Hercules is the son of Zeus and Alcmene and the last son of Zeus. He was the only man born of a mortal woman to become a god upon his death. Heracles had 15 siblings Ares, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Aphrodite, Dionysus, Hebe, Hermes, Helen of Troy, Hephaestus, Perseus, Minos, Iphicles, the Muses and the Graces. His birth name was Alcides but then was changed in a attempt to please Hera (Heracles means Glory of Hera). Hera supposedly sent two snakes to kill Heracles in his bed, but he strangled a snake in each hand and played with them after as if they were toys. Heracles is known as the strongest of all mortals and even stronger than many gods. His weapon of choice was a olive club and he

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