Hercules In the tales of heroes from the Greek mythology, none is as popular as the story of Hercules; a mighty hero, both human and god whose strength and might was revered all over the Mediterranean as a result of his feat of completing the twelve labors. Tales of Hercules and his twelve labors have been portrayed in various forms of arts such as books of literature, sculptures paintings and movies as well as plays. The knowledge of his fame and the impact of his myth are quite fascinating. However
Hercules, an epic hero Hercules is the Roman name for the great Greek hero Heracles. Hercules was very well known for his powerful strength. Hercules' father is Zeus, king of all gods. Hercules is the strongest of all mortals, and also stronger than most gods. Hercules was the deciding factor in the triumphant win for the Olympians over the giants. Hercules' mortal father was Amphityron and his mortal mother was Alkmene. Both of his parents were from Argos. However, after a violent
relatable , their character holds more profundity. These Greek heroes mirrored some characteristics the Ancient Greek society valued the most . Courage and confidence are the two qualities the Ancient Greeks treasured , and these , both Theseus and Hercules had. Both their adventures conceived how they develop courage and confidence making them indeed the best examples of heroes who are
Heroes As Hercules stood in the damp dark cave he began to ponder weather or not he would defeat the monstrosity called the Hydra, for every time he would decapitate one of the heads, two more will grow in it’s place. Hercules almost succumbed to defeat the giant, when he called out to his nephew, Iolaus, who came to his aid with the fire of his torch. The two defeated the Hydra that day. A century later Perseus, Athena, and Hermes entered The Island of the Terrible Sisters to slay the gorgon known
Although both characters are featured/appear in both novels and short stories, it is the latter ones that are in focus in this paper. The purpose of the paper is to compare Sherlock Holmes stories with Hercule Poirot stories in order to trace similarities as well as differences between these two detective series. The research concerns/is focused on, first, the character/person of the protagonist – his characteristics and skills, as well as his cooperation with the sidekick;