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Heracles: The Strongest Greek God

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Heracles was born and he turn out to be a divine hero in greek mythology , the last mortal son of Zeus and half brother of Perseus. Heracles is a god ,Heracles is known as the strongest god of all gods and mortals , he is the most intelligent and has the lack of wisdom. Also he is considerd as a half god but his parents are Zeus and Alcmene. He takes up grudges and never forgets them but even though he would do anything for a real nice friend. His favorite things to do and to have is woman and food and wine. They also considerd him as a violent, brutal man and agressive ,careless man. While doing penance for dumb acts heracles did he got angry and careless about everything. The moral in this story is make the most of your time to anything

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