Anguage Arts 1 2nd Semester
Read this excerpt from "The Myth of Hercules."
The details of Hercules's backstory in the excerpt connect
to a theme about
Hercules was the son of the great god Zeus and a human
woman named Alcmene. The goddess Hera did not like
Alcmene and vowed to destroy Hercules when he was
born. Hera sent two snakes to kill the baby as he lay in his
crib, but Hercules was strong and strangled the snakes
with his tiny hands before they could bite him with their
sharp fangs.
greed.
O strength.
Odishonesty.
O love.
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