047 Herakles: From Zero to Hero

An episode of the The History of Ancient Greece podcast, hosted by Ryan Stitt, titled "047 Herakles: From Zero to Hero" was published on June 19, 2017 and runs 62 minutes.

June 19, 2017 ·62m · The History of Ancient Greece

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In this episode, we discuss the iconography of the hero Herakles (also known as Hercules); his early myths, his infamous twelve labors, and his later life; his heroic persona, how he was worshipped as a pan-Hellenic divine hero, and some of his cults, including those in initiatory and pederastic contexts, as a guardian of the city, and as a military and wrestling champion; and his role as a founder of many Greek cities and as an apostle of Hellenism in the western Mediterranean

Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/06/047-herakles-from-zero-to-hero.html

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