Heracles (Hercules)
Profile
Think of the biggest, hunkiest guy that you've ever laid eyes on. Now multiply that hunky factor by the biggest number you can think of. There you go: Heracles. This son of Zeus wasn't just a hero, he became a god... literally. Heracles killed more monsters and more villains than most of the other Greek heroes combined. Guess it's no wonder that after he died, he was one of the very few mortals to be made into a god.
Basic Information
Name Heracles
Nickname Hercules, Herculator, Herc, Hairy Heracles, Herakles
Sex Male
Current city Mount Olympus
Work & Education
Occupation Slaying monsters, being a legendary hero and all that. Now I'm a god, which is also awesome.
Education I had a music tutor named Linus. He tried to correct me, so I killed him. That's about it.
Beliefs
Political views Zeus!
Family & Friends (& Enemies)
Parents Siblings Iphicles, my mom's daughter
My dad has lots of other children with lots of different ladies: Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Dionysus, Hebe, Hermes, the Muses, Pan, Persephone, Perseus, and lots more.Children With Megara: Therimachus, Creontiades, Ophitus, Deicoon
With Omphale: Agelaus, Tyrsenus
With Deianira: Hyllus, Ctesippus, Glenus, Oneites, MacariaFriends Hippolyta and Iolaus, I guess. I'm kind of a loner.
Enemies Hera. Just Hera.
Relationships
Relationship status Formerly married to: Megara (I gave her to Iolaus.)
Formerly married to: Omphale
Formerly married to: Deianira (She accidentally killed me)
Married to: Hebe (goddess of youth)Interested in You name it.
Favorites
TV Shows Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Xena: Warrior Princess
The View
Friday Night LightsQuotations "The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone."
– Henrik Ibsen
"Fight 'til the end
Cause your life will depend
On the strength that you have inside you"
– Joe Esposito
"Being a hero is about the shortest-lived profession on Earth."
– Will Rogers
"Haters can't see me, nose bleed seats."
– Lil Wayne
"Risin' up, straight to the top
Have the guts, got the glory
Went the distance"
– SurvivorBooks Hatchet
The Road
A Series of Unfortunate Events
All Quiet on the Western Front
Of Mice and Men
Healing after Loss: Daily Meditations for Working through Grief
Into Thin Air
Escaping Toxic Guilt: Five Proven Steps to Free Yourself from Guilt for Good
The Redwall SeriesMusic Another One Bites the Dust by Queen
Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins
Eye of the Tiger by Survivor
Anything Led Zeppelin
You're the Best by Joe Esposito
Blitzkrieg Bop by The Ramones
Just Like Heaven by The Cure
Anything Metallica
Born to Be Wild by Steppenwolf
Boy Named Sue by Johnny Cash
The Hercules Disney movie soundtrack, especially Go the Distance (the Michael Bolton version), Zero to Hero, and A Star is BornMovies Thor
Conan the Destroyer
Hercules (of course)
Everything Is Illuminated
A Very Long Engagement
The Bourne Identity
The Italian Job
The Wrestler
Rocky
Remember the Titans
Drumline
Field of DreamsActivities & Interests
Likes My club
My lion skin cape
Mount Olympus
Chocolate ambrosia protein shakesDislikes Hydras
Interests Body building
Zoology (with an emphasis on monsters)Groups Greek Heroes
Hot Bodies of Olympus
Sons of Zeus
Mr. OlympiaSpotter's Guide
If you see a trail of dead monsters strewn about the street, then chances are that Heracles isn't far away. He's a big, super-muscular guy, who's always walking around with a lion skin cape and a giant club. Everybody on Olympus knows him. He's pretty much the Greek version of Superman.
Physical Description
Sex: Male
Age: Youngish
Build: Brawny, strapping
Complexion: Golden
Hair Color: Dirty blond
Facial Hair: Clean shaven or a short beard
Scars/Marks/Tattoos: Typical battle scars, some Cerberus bite marks
Jewelry and Accessories: None
Clothing: A lion skin cape
Armor: None
Type of Weapon: A club; a bow and arrows soaked in Hydra venomTypical Companions
Other Notes
Known Hangouts: Heracles now lives on Mount Olympus, but he can generally be found anywhere that monsters dwell.
Sightings
Dec 20, 2019 - Dec 20, 2019
The Women of Trachis by Sophocles
Sophocles airs Heracles and Deianira's dirty laundry in this play.
Dec 20, 2019
Heracles by Euripides
Heracles cries ever time he sees this play performed, because it retells the story of how he was driven mad and killed his family.
Dec 20, 2019
The Birds by Aristophanes
Heracles is not a fan of this comedy. Not only is he not the star, but when he does appears at the end, he comes off pretty dumb.
Dec 20, 2019 - Dec 20, 2019
The Aeneid by Virgil
Check out Book 8 of this epic poem to find out why the Arcadians worshipped Hercules as their special god.
Dec 20, 2019
The Metamorphoses by Ovid
Hercules shows up in this famous Roman epic poem. Book 9 includes the story of how he won Deianira as his wife.
Dec 20, 1995 - Dec 20, 1999
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Heracles enjoyed his stint as a TV actor in this series. He loved getting a chance to relive his monster-slaying glory days.
Dec 20, 1997
Hercules
Heracles has always admired music, so he jumped on the chance to star in this animated Disney movie. According to his profile, the Hercules soundtrack holds some of his favorite songs.
Dec 20, 2019
Hercules, Digital Comic – Marvel Comics
Heracles entered the Marvel universe in a Thor comic, but moaned and groaned until he got to star in his own series.
Dec 20, 2019
God of War III
Heracles did not authorize this representation of himself and was quite put out by it. In this videogame, Kratos, Heracles' half-brother defeats him.
Dec 20, 2019
"Hercules" by Guster
Heracles felt honored that the band Guster wrote a song for him, however, he wished the song's connection to his heroic deeds and bulging biceps was more clear.