Hercules and Labours of Hercules Papers

In the Hercules handout, it state Amphitryon is passed for his father. It tells how Hera kept Hercules from being born until Eurystheus was born. Alcmene puts him in a field so Hera would not attack him. Hera finds the baby and nursed him. 'Because the baby sucked so strong, she throws him down and Athene gives the baby to his own mother. Amphitryon, who is married to Alcmene, teaches the boy to tame horses and drive a chariot. Linus teaches him music and when he chastises Hercules, Hercules kills him with a blow of the lute. Hercules is then sent from home to dwell among the herdsme…