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Heracles

Madness, monsters, and endless labor forge the mightiest hero, and the only one to become a god.

Heracles

Born under Hera's relentless hatred, Heracles is driven mad to murder his own family, and must atone through the Twelve Labors. He strangles the Nemean Lion, burns away the Hydra's heads, and drags Cerberus from the dead, cleansing the world of monsters. Betrayed at last by a poisoned robe, he burns upon his pyre and is raised to Olympus as a god.

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Chapters

  1. 01The birth under Hera's hatredIn the app
  2. 02The snakes in the cradleIn the app
  3. 03Madness and guiltIn the app
  4. 04The Nemean LionIn the app
  5. 05The Lernaean HydraIn the app
  6. 06The Ceryneian Hind and the Erymanthian BoarIn the app
  7. 07The Augean Stables and the Stymphalian BirdsIn the app
  8. 08The Cretan Bull, the Mares of Diomedes, and the belt of HippolytaIn the app
  9. 09The cattle of Geryon and the apples of the HesperidesIn the app
  10. 10Cerberus and the descent alive to the UnderworldIn the app
  11. 11Deianira, Nessus, and the poisoned robeIn the app
  12. 12ApotheosisIn the app

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Heracles

The birth under Hera's hatred

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