22- Heracles/Hercules Part I: An Introduction

Heracles is here! Or Hercules... or Alcides... He's got a lot of names. His early life will involve an ancient Greek case of superfecundation, a half-brother who needs a hug, and a lesson that all babies are different. Some may act as pest control for giant snakes! Sources for this episode: Blickstein, I. (2003), Superfecundation and superfetation: lessons from the past on early human development. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 14(4): 217-219. Frazer, J. G. (1921), Apollodorus: The Library (Volume I). London: William Heinemann. Geoffrey of Monmouth (1904), Geoffrey of Monmouth's Histories of the Kings of Britain (translated by Evans, S.). London: J. M. Dent and Co. Guerber, H. A. (1929), The Myths of Greece & Rome: Their Stories Signification and Origin. London: George G. Harrap & Company Ltd. Head, J. J., Bloch, J. I., Hastings, A. K., Bourque, J. R., Cadena, E. A., Herrera, F. A., Polly, P. D. and Jaramillo, C. A. (2009), Giant boid snake from the Palaeocene neotropics reveals hotter past equitorial temperatures. Nature Letters 457: 715-717. Kustritz, M. V. R. (2006), Clinical management of pregnancy in cats. Theriogenology 66: 145-150. Oldfather, C. H. (1989), Diodorus of Sicily in Twelve Volumes. Volume I: Books I and II, 1-34. Cambridge, Massachusetts and London, UK: Harvard University Press. Oldfather, C. H. (translator, 1953), Diodorus of Sicily in Twelve Volumes. Volume II: Books II (continued), 35-IV, 58. London and Cambridge, Massachusetts: William Heinemann Ltd. and Harvard University Press. Segal, N. L. and Nedelec, J. L. (2021), Heteropaternal twinning: Unique case of opposite-sex twins with different fathers. Forensic Science International 327: 110948. van der Hart, O., Brown, P. and Graafland, M. (1998), Trauma-induced dissociative amnesia in World War I combat soldiers. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 33(1): 37-46. Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Cubit (online) (Accessed 30/03/2024).