Hercules

Informationen zum Autor Fred Van Lente Klappentext Hercules battled gods, men and monsters in a lifetime of violence and destruction. Today, Hercules is best known for his 'twelve labours', a series of near-impossible tasks assigned to him as punishment for the killing of his wife and children. During those tasks, he slew the multi-headed hydra, wrestled with Cerberus, hound of the underworld, and stole the girdle of Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons. Yet even when his labours were done, his adventures continued. Hercules led armies, sacked cities, fought against the gods, and then joined forces with the gods in the great war known as 'The Gigantomachy'. This book tells the complete story of this legendary warrior, including information on the classical sources, his deification and cult, and his continuing popularity as a character in film, television and comic books.The complete story of Hercules, told in an intelligent and entertaining manner, and heavily illustrated throughout. Zusammenfassung Hercules battled gods, men and monsters in a lifetime of violence and destruction. Today, Hercules is best known for his 'twelve labours', a series of near-impossible tasks assigned to him as punishment for the killing of his wife and children. Yet even when his labours were done, his adventures continued. Introduction /What's in a Name /Classical Sources /Chapter I: Price of Thebes /The Birth of Heracles /The Wrath of Hera /Exile /The Minyan Horse /Divine Madness /Chapter II: The Twelve Labors /The Nemean Lion /The Lernaean Hydra /The Ceryneian Hind /The Erymanthian Boar /The Augean Stables /The Stymphalian Birds /The Cretan Bull /The Mares of Diomedes /The Girdle of Hippolyta /The Cattle of Geryon /The Apples of the Hesperides / The Hound of Hades / Chapter III: The Living Legend /Revenge on Augeas /God vs. God /Gigantomachy /Winning Deianeira /The Shirt of Nessus /Apotheosis

Product details

• Authors: Fred Lente, Fred Van Lente, Fred Van Lente, Van Lente Fred
• Assisted by: Alexey Aparin (Illustration), Aparin Alexey (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 14
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.11.2013
• EAN: 9781782006053
• ISBN: 978-1-78200-605-3
• No. of pages: 80
• Dimensions: 182 mm x 246 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Myths and Legends; Myths and Legends
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; Fiction > Narrative literature > Fairytales, sagas, legends; Guides > Hobby, home > Games, quizzes; HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, HISTORY / Military / Ancient, Myth & legend told as fiction, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Role-playing, war games and fantasy sports, Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)