Hercules is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmene. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures. The Romans adapted the Greek hero’s iconography and myths for their literature and art under the name Hercules. In later Western art and literature and in popular culture, Hercules is more commonly used than Heracles as the name of the hero. Hercules is a multifaceted figure with contradictory characteristics, which enabled later artists and writers to pick and choose how to represent him. A series of nineteen Italian Hercules movies were made in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The actors who played Hercules in these films included Steve Reeves and Rock Stevens.
Appearance List Literature: Homer’s Odyssey (c. 8th century BCE, English 1614), Homer’s Iliad (c. 8th century BC), Virgil’s Aeneid (29 to 19 BC), Metamorphoses (poem) by Ovid (8 CE), plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Plato, Shakespeare, Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy (1308–1320), etc. Mystery Men Comics #2, Blue Ribbon Comics #4-8, Thrilling Comics vol. 8 #2 (#23), Blue Bolt vol. 2 #5 (#17), Uncle Sam Quarterly #2, Whiz Comics #26, 98, 125, Captain Marvel Adventures #6, 144, 150, Boy Comics #9, Everybody’s Comics (1944, 1946), Green Hornet Comics #16, Green Lama #1-8, Yellowjacket Comics #1-5, 8, Tally-Ho Comics (1944), Feature Comics #76, 78, The Bouncer #11, Jungle Comics #62, Clue Comics vol. 1 #10, Planet Comics #42-43, 45-48, 52, Jumbo Comics #107, Club 16 Comics #3, Knockout #510, Hopalong Cassidy #20, Pep Comics #77, Chamber of Chills Magazine #13, Tip Top Comics #200, Classics Illustrated Junior #555, 559, Forbidden Worlds #69, Four Color #1006, 1121, My Romantic Adventures #115.
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Description Hercules is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmene. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures. The Romans adapted the Greek hero’s iconography and myths for their literature and art under the name Hercules. In later Western art and literature and in popular culture, Hercules is more commonly used than Heracles as the name of the hero. Hercules is a multifaceted figure with contradictory characteristics, which enabled later artists and writers to pick and choose how to represent him. A series of nineteen Italian Hercules movies were made in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The actors who played Hercules in these films included Steve Reeves and Rock Stevens.
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