Was Hercules from Greek or roman mythology?

” Hercules ” the name implies that he was from the Roman mythology.

Herakles was the Greek equivalent of Hercules.

Herakles was perhaps the most renowned and important hero in ancient Greece.

His semi-divine heritage and his insatiable thirst for adventure made him one of the most popular men of his time.

Herackles, the name means Hera’s Glory, implying the dominion she had over him.

Herackles was the beloved son of Zeus, and the mortal Alcmene. He was the archetype for bravery and living proof that might-makes right.

Herakles died just prior to the Trojan War.

The labours of Herakles and the Quest for the Golden Fleece were the highlights of Herakles’ life.

For better understanding of my answer, we called this Herakles ….. the traditional Herakles .

As we dig deeper into his other deeds, we are confronted with the fact that Herakles also unchained Promotheus from the Caucasus mountains. The encounter with Prometheus took place at the dawn of human existence and can in no way be reconciled with the time in which the traditional Herakles lived. There must therefore in existence the presence of an ancient Herakles who freed Prometheus, and who lived tens of thousands of years before the traditional Herakles.

With these facts in mind , we can assume the deeds and exploits of the two Herakles have had been blended and blurred to reflect the life of one individual.

Diodorus Siculus – the Historian stated his belief that there were three different heroes/gods named Herakles.

The first Herakles was descended from the Heifer-Maidens in Egypt. He exceeded all men in his strength and valour.

The second Herakles was one of the Idaean Daktyls who were named after the mountains on which they lived …..Mount Ida. They were best known as excellent metal-workers.

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Was Hercules from Greek or roman mythology?

Hercules is Roman, Heracles is Greek

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Hercules was Heracles who is from Greek Mythology, having spent his early life around Thebes

Herakles (or Heracles) was a Greek hero/god, who became incredibly popular. His legend spread to Italy, where the Greeks had colonies, and he became known to the Etruscans as Ercle, and the Romans probably learned about him from them and called him Hercules.

Most ancient texts about Herakles have been lost, but we find him in art as earlyas the 7th century.

He is renowned in both. His name is Heracles in Roman mythology and Hercules in Greek. Maybe it’ts the other way around…

Hercules was son of Greek god Zues

basically hercules is the roman equivalent of HERACLES (notice how there is an extra a in the greek name) also there is historical proof of a soldier who did 12 tasks for a king in historic accounts but the ancient greeks exaggerated abit