CLA204H1 Lecture : Feb. 28.docx
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Heracles: hera hates heracles because of zeus"s infidelity so; she sends two serpents to kill him. Alcmene freaks out though: he and his twin were just eight months old when hera sent two giant snakes into the children"s chamber. Hera did this knowing that while heracles was to be born a descendant of perseus, so too was eurystheus. Meanwhile, hera caused eurystheus to be born prematurely, making him. She would have permanently delayed heracles" birth had she not been fooled by galanthis, alcmene"s servant, who lied to ilithyia, saying that alcmene had already delivered the baby. Upon hearing this, she jumped in surprise, loosing the knots and inadvertently allowing alcmene to give birth to. Heracles and iphicles: fear of hera"s revenge led alcmene to expose the infant heracles, but he was taken up and brought to hera by his half-sister athena, who played an important role as protectress of heroes.
