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Podcast: Right Your Own Story
Episode: #47 - Lessons We Can Learn From Hercules
Description: Podcast #47 - Lessons We Can Learn From Hercules
If your only knowledge of Hercules is from the Disney movie in 1997, there are a lot of details missing.
Hercules (or Heracles) had a pretty miserable life. His father (Zeus) was always visiting Earth, (often in disguise), and having sex with whoever he wanted. He fathered numerous children and understandably he was infuriating his wife Hera, who also happened to be his twin sister!
Hera, infuriated by yet another illegitimate offspring by Zeus, decided to make life a living hell for Hercules. She even tried...