Hercules, as a part of his Twelve Labours was required to fetch the immortality giving golden apples from the tree of life.
The fruit was guarded by a nasty little 100 headed dragon who never slept and a smattering of Hesperides (lovely ladies who tended the orchard).
The apple trees belonged to Hera and Zeus who had received the seeds as a wedding present from Gaia. She might have had vintage potcards on her bridal registry as well.
Hercules easily slew the headache of a mythical beast. The Hespiredes were more difficult to contend with. Heracles tricked Atlas (their Father) into retrieving some of the golden apples for him, by offering to hold up the heavens for a little while.
Atlas easily plucked the forbidden fruit but decided that he did not want to take the heavens back. (Who could blame him) Heracles tricked him again by agreeing to take his place on condition that Atlas relieve him temporarily so that Heracles could make his cloak more comfortable. Atlas agreed, but Heracles (of course) reneged and walked away.
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7 cool cats commented:
Oooh, I really like what you've posted, all the more since we've just returned from Greece and I love all things Greek, from mythology to food.
Hercules is awesome. I did hear somewhere that Atlas Shrugged.
- Suzanne, the Farmer's Wife
Poor Hercules seems to have a bad case of excema ...
;-Daryl
So, the moral of the story is: Never trust your son, and never trust your father? It's a mean world out there.
Marie, I sent the information your requested. Did you receive my e-mail?
One of my castaway island books would be Greek and Roman myths and legends. What was it about apples and those greeks? They cost Atalanta the race too! Tey realy were the original dysfunctional families.
Seriously. I feel like I'm attending the best history lessons ever! I love your blog!
Who woulda thunk Hercules was the bad guy?
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