Hercules

Divine hero worshipped at the great altar in the Roman account of his victory over Cacus.

Parentage

• mother: AlcmenaOvid, Metamorphoses 9.211–323 (primary)
• father: IuppiterVirgil, Aeneid 8.103 (primary)

Names and tradition associations

• Heracles Greek · resolvedApollodorus, Library 2.4.8–12; 2.7.7 (primary)

Powers

• physical strength extreme

Relations

• mother: AlcmenaOvid, Metamorphoses 9.211–323 (primary)
• father: IuppiterVirgil, Aeneid 8.103 (primary)
• counterpart of: HeraclesTradition-specific counterpart; this link does not transfer parentage.Virgil, Aeneid 8.184–305 (primary)

Sources

• existence and tradition-specific description: Virgil, Aeneid 8.184–305 (primary)
• Ovid describes his weapons, victory over Achelous, and transformation after the pyre.: Ovid, Metamorphoses 9.1–88, 211–272 (primary)