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Herakles
i. son of |
Son of Alkmene (mortal woman) and Zeus/Jupiter/Jove
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Herakles in Theogony ..
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- mortal turned immortal
- divine wife; Hebe ('youth') - slayer of monsters (geryon,hydra) (cf. Zeus and Typho) - worshipped as man and god (paradox) - seen as civilizing hero, bring about justice to further the process of creation |
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Homeric Hymn #15
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- did much reckless himself
- violent, savage side - Centarus (combination of savage and civilization - man vs. animal) |
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Mythography
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Looking back at available greek literature and puts together pieces of stories into one continuos story
- Apollodorus' Library of Greek Mythology - Richard Martins Myths of the Acient Greeks |
