Zero to hero, just like that. Also known as Hercules ;)

Heracles’ (Hercules’) Origins & the Sack of Troy

05.21 Abductions Apology Horses & Menacing Theban Vixens

So many origins! Where did Laomedon of Troy's fancy horses come from, and why do they matter? And what about Heracles' familial origins?!

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05.21 Always Getting Sacked, Heracles & The Lesser Sacking of Troy

Before Agamemnon and Achilles, Troy had a messy encounter with a sea monster, Heracles, and some very fancy horses.

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Heracles’ (Hercules’) Many Lovers and Victims

07.21 Zodiac Constellations, Have you Hera’d One the about the Lion and the Crab

A crab and a lion: two of Heracles' victims. But behind every mythological monster, there's a strong woman.

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06.20 All the Best Heroes have Boyfriends, Heracles & Hylas

Heracles and Hylas loved each other very much, but as with most gay love stories of Greek mythology... it doesn't end well. #BLM This episode also includes last year's PRIDE episode as a bonus,

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02.22 Back on His Sh*t, Heracles wants to get hitched, Encounters with Iole & Omphale

Heracles is at it again! We return to this "hero" after he's "purified" himself from the murder of his wife and children... So obviously he's looking to get married again!

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02.22 Encounters with a Pinhead with Hooves, Acheloous, Deianeira, and the Centaur Nessus

Heracles reign of terror continues as he finds yet another woman to marry. This time, he must fight a river and defeat a centaur but not before inadvertently providing the cause of his own mortal demise...

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06.23 That Guy Really Got Around! Heracles & His Many, Many Boyfriends

Heracles had lovers all over the ancient Greek world, and a whole collection of them were men. These are their stories and, let's be honestly, brief mentions and anecotes.

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Sophocles’ Trachiniae

03.22 A Husband Like Heracles, The Tragedy of Deianeira (Part 1)

Heracles is a complicated fellow... Or maybe it's not so complicated. Sophocles' Trachiniae, the Women of Trachis, looks at the life, and tragedy, of Heracles' last mortal wife, Deianeira.

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03.22 Deianeira, Iole & The Violence of Heracles’ Victims (Part 2)

Continuing on with Sophocles' Women of Trachis, Deianeira learns the truth of where Heracles has been all this time, and what he's been doing. Spoilers: it's not good.

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Alcemene

09.23 Before Heracles, there was Alcmene: The Woman Behind the Greatest Hero

Before Heracles, there was Alcmene, and there's so much more to her than just "mother of a hero".

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Hercule’s Cultural Impact

09.23 Nobody Labours like Heracles: The Cultural History of the Panhellenic Hero

Heracles was like, a really big deal. Examining the historical and cultural impact of a 1000+ year old hero.

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Heracles’ (Hercules’) Labours (From the Early Days of the Podcast)

Zero to Hero, Just Like That (Part 1)

Think you know the story of Hercules? You may well be mistaken. His true origins are exposed... and compared to the Disney movie.

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The Gospel Truth (Part 2)

Heracles and his first six labours. He sure was a hero, but there's a lot more work and a lot less fun than the Disney version.

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He Can Go the Distance? (Part 3)

More of Heracles' labours, more comparisons to Disney, and a nifty use of a very large cup. Heracles has truly got it going on.

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A Star is Born (Part 4)

In Heracles' final labours there’s more Cerberus, a replacement wife, and, you guessed it, more cows! A star really is born. Even if he killed his family.

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Heracles Origins…Abduction Apology Horses & Menacing Theban Vixens

So many origins! Where did Laomedon of Troy's fancy horses come from, and why do they matter? And what about Heracles' familial origins?!

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