Hercules: A Story Of An Epic Hero

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Have you ever heard of an epic hero? There are many epic heroes, but one stands out of all of them Hercules. Hercules completed 12 impossible stages. He is the son of Zeus. He is know for his strength and his numerous far ranging adventures. Hercules is the mortal man of became a god. He is the hero because he has courage, strength is a very confident god.

One of Hercules main power was that he was very strong. He had the power to take on anything in his way. He completed many of his task using his strength. In one of his tasks he had to chased out a monstrous lion from it's layer, seized it with his bare hands and squeezed it to death. He was the god to his people. He protected them like if they were his kids.

Many heroes have

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