Zeus had a habit of fathering heroes, and in fact, one of his earlier progeny – the hero Perseus – was the grandfather of Heracles’ mother, Alcmene.Īlcmene had been the wife of Amphitryon, an exiled prince of Tiryns who had fled with her to Thebes after accidentally killing his uncle. Heracles is the son of the greatest Greek gods – Zeus, king of the Olympian gods. Labor #11: Stealing the Golden Apples of the Hesperides.Labor #9: Taking the Girdle of Hippolyte.
