Hercules: Hero, God, Warrior

This classic collection from HISTORY® explores Greek myth's most popular hero, the Superman of the ancient world: HERCULES. Journey with Hercules as he embarks on his celebrated 12 labors to atone for committing a heinous crime. Follow his quest for redemption as he battles injustice, slays fearsome creatures, commits thefts and murders - and even defies the gods themselves. Ultimately triumphant, Hercules earns a place among the immortals atop Mount Olympus - and in history. But could a real person have inspired his story? What was it that the dazzling yet dysfunctional pantheon of gods represented to the people of classical Greece? Was their power political or divine? Find out, as HISTORY® examines archaeological evidence from Eleusis to Athens.