Their lives were agitated when on one occasion, crossing a river, the centaur Nesus offered to cross Deyanira to the other side while Hercules swam. She was his last wife on earth before going to Olympus as a god.
Hercules had to fight Achelous, the river god to be with her. Then he married Deyanira, it was his third marriage. The second woman he married was with Queen Omphale, then became their slave, it is not known how they ended up.
It is still unknown if she was left alive or was also killed by her husband. The first was Megara, with whom he had several children and then killed in a fit of anger. The consequence of a disorderly sentimental life was his death.Īccording to legend, Hercules had four wives. Because of this he wanted to have many relationships and from them many children were born. This famous character was characterized by being an attractive man, stocky in all his splendor. Until now he is commonly identified as Hercules, thus remaining engraved for the rest of history. The Greeks knew him by this name while the Romans called him Hercules. At the time, the god Apollo changed his name to Heracles, an award given for being the servant of the goddess Hera. When he was born his parents called him Alcides in honor of his grandfather Alceo. Capture and bring back Cerberus, the Guardian of the Underworldįinally, Hercules He managed to overcome these 12 difficult tasks and earned his place as the greatest hero in Greek history, with Achilles, of course, that we will see in another short Greek myth.Steal apples from garden of the Hesperides.Recover the girdle of Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons.Getting to commit not to use their force during the time that said punishment lasted. Since once calmed down, he came to understand the weight of his actions and accepted the punishment he deserved. However, this did not mean that everything was bad. He was also very temperamental, which made him lose control of his immeasurable strength every time he allowed himself to be carried away by anger. Heracles did not he was known to possess great intelligence or wisdom, the things he enjoyed the most were wine, food and women. That brought harsh consequences for the young Heracles, as Zeus's wife, Ivy, upon learning and enraged by this event, she was in charge of tormenting the life of Heracles since he was a child. In this way, she came to have a son with her, Heracles. But his birth was not the result of a love affair, since Zeus posed as Alcmena's husband, who was called Host, and adopted his form taking advantage of the fact that he had gone to war. The myth tells that Heracles was the son of Zeus and Alcmena.
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