Mythology Heroes						Name/Period_________________________________
Vocabulary - Define the following:
Penitence/Penance						Pestilence
Expiate						Decree
Oracle						Hospitality
HERCULES:
Directions - Using complete sentences, answer the following questions related to the reading
	beginning on page 166 in Edith Hamilton's Mythology.
1. Who were his parents?
2. What was the story with the snakes?
3. Who was the blind profit and what did he prophesize?
4. What were Hercules' most significant weaknesses?
5. What tragedy strikes Hercules and who caused it?  Why?
6. Who saved Hercules from himself?  Why?
7. Who was the king who sent him on his labors?  Why?
8. How many labors were there?  Describe them.
9. Summarize the account of the visit he made when he was on his way to get the man-eating mares of
Diomedes.
10. Explain how Hercules died?
11. Explain how the story of Hercules is a hero myth.  Be sure to consult your hero notes and include
specific details from the myth to support your explanation.