Herakles. Or Hercules. A Problematic Hero: Crash Course World Mythology #30

This week, Mike Rugnetta re-introduces Herakles, the strong man of Greek and Roman myth. Strongman with a dark side, that is. You’ll learn about Herakles’ 10 actually 12 labors, the story of his birth, his death, some of his marriages, none of which turned out that great, and some of his character flaws that definitely wouldn’t fly in the modern world.