Heracles: A Hero In Homer's Odyssey

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A hero can be someone who courage and strength, accomplished bold acts, divine ancestry, and favored by the god. Heracles fit in this category. Heracles is favored by the gods because he is half-god, half-human, he has the courage and strength of his ability, he had divined ancestry because his dad is Zeus, and he accomplishes bold acts such as the twelve labors of Heracles, which no one else could possible do but Heracles himself. Heracles dad, Zeus was married to Hera. His dad had an affair and the Heracles came. Hera was jealous so she continually tried everything to harm Heracles. One day it works she made Heracles so angry that he killed his family. Heracles had to go through 12

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