Roman Hercules

• What is depicted on the Temple of Zeus related to Hercules?

  12 metopes representing Hercules' labors
• What are the main stories of Hercules as inherited by the Romans from the Greeks?

  • The battle with Cacus
  • The battle between Hercules and Achelous
  • The battle with Nessus
  • The death of Hercules
• What event leads to the story of Hercules and Cacus?

  Hercules' labor of retrieving the Cattle of Geryon
• Where did Hercules encounter Cacus during his journey?

  At Pallanthum on the River Tiber
• What did Cacus do while Hercules was resting?

  Cacus stole Hercules' cattle
• What was the outcome of the fight between Hercules and Cacus?

  Hercules was triumphant
• What cult was established in Rome due to Hercules' victory over Cacus?

  The cult of Hercules
• Where was the Temple of Hercules located in Rome?

  In the Forum Boarium
• What was the reason for the fight between Hercules and Achelous?

  They fought over who should marry Deianira
• Who was Achelous in relation to Hercules?

  Achelous was a river god
• What led to Hercules' confrontation with Nessus?

  Nessus captured Hercules' wife
• What was the consequence of Hercules killing Nessus?

  Nessus tricked Deianira into using a cursed shirt
• What did Deianira hope to achieve by using Nessus' cloak?

  She hoped it would revive Hercules' love for her
• What was the effect of the cursed cloak on Hercules?

  It burned and stuck to his skin, causing his death
• What did Jupiter do upon Hercules' death?

  He asked the Olympian Gods to allow Hercules onto Olympus
• What was the final outcome for Hercules after his death?

  He became an immortal god