The Mythology of Hercules Constellation, It Called "The Kneeling One"!

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Hello Twiskiesss! All of you must have been know about Hercules Constellation, right? but have you all ever wondered what is the legend behind it until it called "The Kneeling One"? If you don't, I'll tell a story about it here. Please take a seat and read the Mythology thoroughly.

Heracles was the son of Zeus and Alcmene, a mortal woman. Zeus lay him at Hera's breast as a newborn while she slept. After suckling her milk, Heracles became immortal. Hera became angered by this and made Heracles' life miserable at every step. She cast a magic that caused him to lose his sanity and turn on his children. When he recovered consciousness and realized what he had done, he went to the Oracle at Delphi to see how he could atone for his actions. The Oracle assigned him to serve Eurystheus, King of Mycenae, for 12 years. It was then that he was given the name Heracles, which means "the glory of Hera."

The Labours of Heracles were a set of assignments given to Heracles by King Eurystheus. The first was to defeat the impenetrable-skinned Nemean lion. Heracles used the lion's claws to remove the skin after strangling it, then wore the pelt as a cloak and the open mouth as a helmet, which both protected him and gave him a more menacing appearance. The constellation Leo is a representation of the Nemean lion. The second mission was to kill the Hydra, which was symbolized by the multi-headed monster known as the Hydra constellation. Hera sent a crab to divert his attention while he battled the beast. The crab was destroyed by Heracles, and Hera then positioned it in the sky as the Cancer constellation.

Heracles was then assigned to catch a fierce boar and a deer with golden horns. Cleaning King Augeias of Elis' stables was the fifth assignment. The sixth was to capture a bull that spewed fire and was tearing up the ground on Crete, and the seventh was to put an end to a group of roving birds. Bringing King Diomedes of Thrace's flesh-eating horses to Eurystheus was the eighth labor. The ninth was to deliver the Amazonian queen Hippolyte's belt to the king. Stealing the livestock of the monster Geryon, who resided on the island of Erytheia, was the eleventh labor. He was nearly defeated by local forces on his return, who outnumbered him. He prayed to Zeus while on his knees. Heracles hurled pebbles at his enemies with the assistance of the god. According to Aeschylus, the constellation Engonasin (the kneeler) was created to honor this occasion.

Initially, Heracles and Eurystheus had agreed on ten tasks; but, upon Heracles' return, the king refused to release him from his service and assigned him two more tasks. The first was robbing Hera's orchard on Mount Atlas of its golden apples. Daughters of the titan Atlas, the Hesperides guarded the garden, and the dragon Ladon was tasked with keeping the Hesperides from stealing any of the apples. The constellation Draco is a representation of the dragon. After Heracles killed the dragon, Hera herself raised it into the sky. The most challenging labor was the last one. In order to protect the entry and ensure that those who had crossed the river Styx did not attempt to flee, Heracles was dispatched to retrieve Cerberus, the dog with three heads, from the Underworld's gates. Heracles dragged the dog to Eurystheus while defending himself with his fur. The king was forced to free Heracles because he had not anticipated seeing him again.

Following the completion of the twelve tasks, Heracles married King Oeneus' daughter, Deianeira. The centaur Nessus carried people across the Evenus River when the two were traveling together. Heracles swam across the river, but Nessus, who volunteered to carry Deianeira, fell in love with her and attempted to r*p* her. Heracles struck the centaur with an arrow laced with the poison of the Hydra. Nessus offered Deianeira some of his blood before the story ended, claiming that it might be used as a charm for love. Heracles' arrow poisoned the blood, which Deianeira kept. She later offered Heracles a blouse on which she had smeared Nessus' blood because she was concerned that he was focusing on another woman. Hydra's venom began to burn Heracles' flesh when he put it on, and when he recognized what was happening, he constructed a pyre on Mount Oeta and lay on his pelt, prepared to die. The immortal portion of him joined Zeus and the other gods on Mount Olympus, while the mortal part was burned by the fire. Zeus positioned Heracles in the constellation that is now called Hercules in Roman mythology.

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