Nobody Labours Like Heracles (Hercules): The Cultural History of the Panhellenic Hero
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Heracles was like, a really big deal. Examining the historical and cultural impact of a 1000+ year old hero. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv\'s Patreon for bonus content!
CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it\'s fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I\'m not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.
Sources: The Oxford Handbook to Heracles, edited by Daniel Ogden; Herakles by Emma Stafford (including the Diodorus Siculus quote/translation); Early Greek Myths by Timothy Gantz;\\xa0Pseudo-Apollodorus\' Library of Greek Mythology.
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