As a baby, he strangled Two deadly snakes. As a teen, he grew to be eight feet tall. He fought bloodthirsty monsters. He rescued beautiful ladies. He wore lions skin instead of wool.
Hes Hercules, the world's first superhero. He comes from ancient Greece, which is one of the world's richest civilizations in this Era.
Hercules was a son of a God, Zues. His mother a beautiful mortal called Alcmene. But his father, Zues, already had a wife, hera, a powerful goddess.
She didn't send a stuffed teddy bear when she found out Zues was pregnant with another women's child. She was the one who sent the snakes to kill of Hercules, but jut as a said, Hercules slaughtered both of them.
The ancient Greeks, who suffered through many wars, loved stories about Hercules. Many say he's still traveling ancient Greece in disguise, but his enemy hera still can't finish him off.