HERACLES
Also known as the first and greatest god
Heracles was born in Thebes, as a son of Zeus who seduced Alcmene by disguising himself as her beloved husband Amphitryon, resulting in conceiving Heracles.
With Zeus's wife, Hera, being mad that Zeus named his son after Hera yet its not her child, she felt hatred towards the child and sent snakes to kill the infant in his sleep. However, Heracles strangled both of the snakes and continued to dodge the death threats.
When breastfeeding Heracles, he was too strong on Hera's breast that when she plucked him from her breasts the Milky Way came to place from her breast milk.
Heracles took his father's traits, he grew up without appreciating the things he had, he killed his teacher and impregnated the 50 daughters of King Thespius in one night.
Heracles trained the Theban army to victory against Orchomenus, the King Creon was so thankful, he gave his daughter, Megara, for his wife, and they conceived several children.
Hera was disgusted by the happiness Heracles was receiving that she inflicted a temporary madness upon him which led him to killing his wife and children.
Once he regained his sanity he went to Tiryns which where he served Eurystheus for twelve years in return he would receive the compensation of immortality.
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