Heracles
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The Twelve Labors of Hercules
Lesson Plans by Anna Warfield
Herakles, known more commonly by the Latinized name Hercules, is one of the greatest heroes. We get the word "Herculean" in English, meaning "requiring enormous effort", from the story of Hercules, who had superhuman strength and accomplished twelve seemingly impossible tasks.
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Heracles story
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- EXPOSITION
- CONFLICT
- RISING ACTION
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- Zeus had an affair with Alcmene and Herakles was born. Hera was jealous and tried to kill Herakles with two serpents. Herakles strangled the snakes in his crib.
- CLIMAX
- Hera hated Herakles. Later in life, she made Herakles go mad and he killed his family.
- FALLING ACTION
- In order to atone for this sin, Herakles had to complete tasks for Eurystheus. Eurystheus assigned him impossible tasks to try and get Herakles killed.
- RESOLUTION
- Herakles completed the 12 Labors with strength, guile, and help from the gods. The Labors brought him all over the world and he defeated many foes.
- Herakles was cleansed of the murder of his family. He won the hand of Deianeira after wrestling with a river god.
- When Herakles died, he went to live with the gods on Mount Olympos.
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