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Hercules Descendants   In classical mythology, Heracles was the mightiest and most famous of the Greek heroes. Alkmene was the mother by Zeus of Heracles (Herakles) the greatest Greek hero and eventually God of Physical Strength. His numerous far-ranging adventures took him to the far reaches of the Greco-Roman world. The Romans adapted the Greek hero's iconography and myths for their literature and art under the name Hercules. His name ‘Hercules’ became synonymous with prodigious strength, courage, or size, e.g. Herculean. .....Read Quest of Olympias....Sivkishen, Author