HERCULES

Life, labours, and immortality in the ancient traditions

Who was Hercules according to the ancient traditions?

This book presents the complete life of Hercules, from his extraordinary birth to his immortality, as it was understood in the myths of antiquity. Free from modern simplifications, cinematic distortions, or empty spectacle, it offers a faithful reconstruction of the hero’s path in all its human, tragic, and sacred dimensions.

Beyond the famous Twelve Labours, the reader will discover:

• the hero’s genealogy and his place between gods and mortals

• the trials imposed by fate and divine will

• madness, guilt, and atonement

• the great tragedies of his adult life

• his death and elevation to divine status

Each episode is presented with narrative clarity, explaining the legitimate variations of ancient sources and restoring the myth to its original religious and cultural context.

This is not a modern fantasy retelling. It is a mythic biography, written for readers who wish to understand Hercules as the ancients did: a hero, a sufferer, a symbol, and a foundational figure of Western civilization.