The Shield of Heracles Part 2

Welcome to Traveler's Tales. I am your host, Greg Alonzo. Today in Part 2 of The Shield of Heracles, we will be going over your questions and comments. As always, we recommend you email your remarks to talestravelers at gmail.com. For your convenience, we have also posted the information below. Just as a reminder, we post new videos every Tuesday and Friday. So please like and subscribe. It really helps our channel grow. Don't forget to hit the little bell icon to be notified each time we post new videos. Our first question is from Mark. He wants to know if I think Heracles is the greatest of all the Greek heroes. Well, Mark, yes I do. I also feel that people relate most to the son of Zeus. Now why is that? Well, though Heracles is a demigod, the challenges in life that confront him are in many ways similar to the challenges that we are faced with. Next, we have a comment from Zane. He goes on to say that Heracles' life was most challenging and demanding. Yet through it all, Heracles overcomes each and every challenge. That's very true. I believe that though confronted by seemingly unconquerable odds, Heracles always finds a way to achieve victory. Regardless of his initial faults, Heracles does develop character. This, in my opinion, is why we relate to him. Moving right along, Sarah wants to know why Hera hated Heracles. Sarah, quite simply, jealousy. Hera was jealous of the beauty of Alcimene, who was Zeus' mistress, and Heracles' mother. She was also jealous of Zeus' love for his son. In Her mind, Heracles was nothing but an illegitimate bastard. Our next question comes from Paulina. She asks, why did Heracles kill his family? Hera cast a spell on Heracles that drove him to temporary insanity. Sadly, he killed his wife and children. Our next question is from Juan. Juan wants to know, what was Athena's relationship to Heracles? Well, Athena recognized all of Heracles' accomplishments. She also saw him as the hero of Mount Olympus. And when he died, she carried him in her chariot to Olympus, where he spent eternity with the gods. Our next question comes from Jake. He asks, wasn't Heracles supposed to inherit a throne? Jake, you are absolutely correct. Zeus had decreed that Heracles would rule the kingdom of Mycenae. However, once again, through the meddling of Hera, she saw to it that the crown went to the feeble Eurystheus. She then sent two snakes to kill the infant Heracles. However, he was already showing signs of his strength and fearlessness, and Heracles strangled the two snakes. Our next comment is from Sirion. He points out that Heracles is a model of strength and courage, ingenuity, and sexual prowess, which often got him into trouble, I would add. Sirion, I totally agree with you, especially when it came to women. They were the downfall in his life. Our last question comes from Trent. He wants to know why Cygnus was foolish enough to believe that he could defeat Heracles in single combat. Well, Trent, I think you answered your own question. Cygnus had no clue whatsoever just who he was really up against. Through his many adventures, we clearly see that Heracles is an extremely passionate and emotional character. He has become among his readers a fan favorite. This is in part due to his complex nature. Though a demigod, Heracles is, in fact, one of us. Thank you for joining us on Traveler's Tales. We post new videos every Tuesday and Friday. Please don't forget to like and subscribe. It really helps the channel grow. Also, don't forget to hit the little bell icon to be notified each time we post new videos. For your convenience, we have also posted our Instagram address down below. Traveler's Tales will return with the mighty Samson. Cartistos.