Heracles was the greatest of Greek hero’s. After living a life that ranged from suffering, to victory, then to defeat, he was brought to Olympus and was turned into a god. Heracles is the son of Alcmena and Zeus. He had a twin brother Iphicles. Iphicles father was Amphitryon. When Hera learned that Zeus was the father to the twin Heracles she was very angry. She attempted to kill the baby by having two …showed first 75 words of 1458 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1458 total…was set out capture. He always managed to slip from Hera's wrath and survive the impossible. Over all Heracles had amazing stories to tell. In the end however, his death seemed too simple for such an extraordinary man. His was killed by his second wife accidentally. She thought she was sending him a love potion and instead it was poison. Heracles in general summarized the strength that the human race would have liked to possess.