Heracles

The Ancients

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🗓️ 23 June 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

ristan Hughes continues the Greek Gods and Goddesses series with today’s deity; the most popular mythical hero of them all: Heracles, or Hercules. Same hero.

His story has never faded, reimagined in various media formats from Hollywood and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, to Disney, to The Ancients podcast. Professor Alastair Blanshard joins Tristan to discuss who Heracles was, what were some of the many myths surrounding this hero, and what were his 12 labours?

Presented by Tristan Hughes and produced by Joseph Knight. The audio editor is Aidan Lonergan and the senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.

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1:23.4	But King Eurystheus's words are no invocation.
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1:41.9	Tirates. He wants all the city to see it when night falls,
1:47.0	and Heracles does not return. He wants all the city to see the man's failure.
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