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hi im herakules, but you know me hercules (thanks to the romans i’m told).

my life is simple, i was born a son of zeus who tricked my mother into thinking that he was her husband Amphitryon who had come home early from war. he the made her pregnant with me, unfortuntely for me the real amphitryon came home just after my father left and made her pregnant with my brother, Iphicle. i have learned that before i was born that jelous pig hera tricked zeus into making a promise that the first born woulod be king of the land so she stoped me from being born! insted my brother became the king and i became a lowly catle famer. eventualy these two nymphs came along you see and they said that i could eather choose a life of ease and splendor, or i could choose a life that was serve and glorious. obiovisly i chose the latter, ha no one remembers Iphicle now! hera wasn’t do with me yet, oh no she made me go made and kill the ones i love in a rage which led me to prform the 12 labors, it was suposted to be only 10 but Iphicle wouldn’t beleive me about the thing with the agean stables or the hydra. anyway the were to,

1. To kill the Nemean Lion.
2. To destroy the Lernaean Hydra.
3. To capture the Ceryneian Hind.
4. To capture the Erymanthian Boar.
5. To clean the Augean Stables.
6. To kill the Stymphalian Birds.
7. To capture the Cretan Bull.
8. To round up the Mares of Diomedes.
9. To steal the Girdle of Hippolyte.
10. To herd the Cattle of Geryon.
11. To fetch the Apples of Hesperides.
12. To capture Cerberus.

fun aye, anyway i gotta run. history dosn’t make it’s heros up now.

This week we want to learn about the adventures and exploits of four major Greek heroes.

They are:

Heracles – Most noted for his fabled strength and ongoing battle with Hera. He went on twelve labours to make up for murdering his family. (be careful there is quite a bit of content with this one)

Perseus – Most noted for his winged sandals, battle with the gorgon, Medusa and saving Andromeda from a giant sea monster

Jason – Most noted for gathering many heroes, including Heracles together and questing for the fabled golden fleece (When you do a google search make sure you search “Jason and the Golden Fleece or Jason and the Argonauts to find information)

Theseus – Most noted for battling the Minotaur in the labyrinth of King Minos

Each of you is going to choose one of these heroes and read about them. Process some of the information in a way that suits. Keep it simple. It may be you write a few notes or do a mindmap of some kind.

FIRST IN FRIST SERVED. THE FIRST ONES TO EMAIL ME WITH THEIR CHOICE OF HERO GETS IT OTHERWISE YOU MIGHT MISS OUT ON YOUR FIRST CHOICE

For each hero you should have a good knowledge of their:

• Background and early life
• Major figures who influenced their life
• The major adventures of their life. In most cases this will involve a number of adventures

That is all I want for today. Monday night I will put up detailed instructions on what I want you to do with this new found knowledge.

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