Herakles

Herakles, also known by Hercules in Roman versions, was a legendary Greek hero.

Biography
Herakles' most famous weapon was his club, a branch of a wild olive tree in Argolis. This was taken and hidden from him by the mischievous Cercopes, and the club was said to have sprouted roots and leaves when it hit the ground.

Among his many adventures, the most famous were the. These included the slaying of the Nemean Lion, the Lernaean Hydra, the Stymphalian birds, and the capture of the Hind of Keryneia, the Erymanthian Boar, the Kretan Bull and Cerberus. The sixth labor required him to cleanse the Stable of Augeias in Elis, while the eleventh labor required him to steal the Apples of Eden from the garden of the. In some of these, most notably with the Hydra, Herakles was aided by his nephew Iolaos.

Influence
In classical antiquity the Cretan town of Heraklion and the Egyptian city of Herakleion were named after him.

In 48 BCE a gladius named Hercules' Gladius was reputedly the very sword he used to kill the Hydra although Roman swords did not exist in his lifetime.

Trivia

 * Ercole Massimo's family was said to have originated from the union of Hercules and an unnamed nymph.
 * The name Herakles (Ἡρακλῆς) means 'Glory of Hera' which he took in an attempt to appease the goddess; his birth name is recorded as Alcaeus (Ἀλκαῖος) or alternatively Alcides, formed by the Greek word for 'strength' (Ἀλκα) appended by a patronymic.

Appearance

 * Assassin's Creed II
 * Assassin's Creed: Origins
 * Assassin's Creed: Odyssey