The ENTIRE Story of Hercules Explained in 13 Minutes

Hercules was the son of Zeus and a mortal woman, Alcmene, which made Hera his enemy before he was even born. At eight months old he strangled the two snakes she sent into his cradle. As a grown man, a fit of madness sent by Hera drove him to kill his own wife and children. To make up for it, the oracle at Delphi bound him to his weak, nervous cousin, King Eurystheus, who set him ten impossible labours. When two of them "didn't count", the ten became twelve: the Nemean Lion, the Hydra of Lerna, the Golden Hind, the Erymanthian Boar, the stables of King Augeas, the Stymphalian Birds, the Cretan Bull, the Mares of Diomedes, Hippolyta's belt, the cattle of Geryon, the golden apples of the Hesperides and Cerberus himself. The king who gave the orders spent most of them hiding in a bronze jar. And in the end, the man no monster could kill was finished by a robe soaked in a dead centaur's blood, given to him by the person who loved him most. From his birth to the pyre on Mount Oeta and his rise to Olympus as a god, this is the whole story in 13 minutes. If you enjoyed this, subscribe for more stories from history and myth, and comment with which labour you think was the hardest. DISCLAIMER: This video is a retelling of Greek mythology for educational and entertainment purposes. The myths of Hercules survive in many different ancient versions (Apollodorus, Diodorus, Euripides, Seneca and others), and details like the order of the labours or how events unfold vary from source to source. This video follows the most widely told versions. All illustrations are stylised cartoon artwork and are not historical depictions. The story includes mythological violence and death, described without graphic detail. #hercules #greekmythology #mythology #heracles #zeus #hera #greekgods #ancientgreece #twelvelabours #myths #legends #history #animation #storytime #documentary