The Lesser Adventures Of Hercules

Question 1

Who was the story of Hercules and Achelous told to ?

Answer 1

Theseus by the River god himself

Question 2

What lead Theseus to here the story of Achelous and Hercules ?

Answer 2

After hearing some stories he asked why the River gods horn was broken off his head

Question 3

What is the plot of the story of Achelous and Hercules ?

Answer 3

• Hercules and Achelous competed for the hand of Princess Deinira
• both refused to back down and resorted to a physical fight
• they decided however could win a fight won her

Question 4

What forms did Achelous take when fighting Hercules ? Why is this important ?

Answer 4

• first a snake which Hercules mocked reminding him of how he defeated a Hydra
• secondly a single horned bull which would of made audiences think for he Cretan Bull and Erymanthiam Boar

Question 5

What is the plot of the story of Hercules and Nessus ?

Answer 5

• Hercules marries Deianira and wanted to go back to Tiryns
• they arrived at the River Evenus which was too deep to cross
• Deianira couldn’t swim it so Nessus offered her help
• the centaur Nessus then ran of with her and Hercules acted quickly
• Hercules shot him with an arrow mixed with Hydra blood

Question 6

What is significant about the story of Hercules and Nessus ?

Answer 6

Whilst dying Nessus gave Deianira the tunic soaked in blood

Question 7

What is the plot of Hercules death ?

Answer 7

• several years after Nessus
• Ovid and Juno spread lies about Hercules to his wife
• They made her think he loved another princess
• Deianira decided to give Hercules the cloak of Nessus hoping it would make him love her
• while sacrificing to the gods it caught light and burned whilst sticking to his skin

Question 8

What did Hercules do whilst he was dying ?

Answer 8

Built himself a funeral pyre, laid on it then died
( ngl wtf kind of ending is that honestly some stupid myth)

Question 9

How did Hercules dad react ?

Answer 9

Jupiter saw this and asked the gods of Olympus to allow Hercules into Olympus because of his heroic deeds on earth
They allowed, including Juno, and Hercules shed his human form and entered Olympus

Question 10

What is a pyre?

Answer 10

A funerary mound made out of wood in which a body is cremated