Hercules
Also called Heracles
Deity of adventure, heroism and rebirth
Wields a club
Patron deity of Guelph
Served by elohim and cherubim
Symbolized by a lion
Aligned with Law
Clerics can cast the magic‐user spell Strength
Hercules is strength personified. While still an infant, he strangled two huge snakes with his bare hands. Hercules is a fearless adventurer whose many escapades are the stuff of legend. A robust, cheerful man, he has an appetite for food and women that almost equal that of his father.
Hercules appears as a stout man with a long beard, usually wearing a lion’s skin or leather armor, brandishing a large, wooden club. Hercules is the son of Jove by the mortal woman Alcmene. Being born by Jove from an extra‐marital tryst has earned Hercules the enmity of Juno, protector of marriage and sister‐wife of Jove.
Hercules is best known for his Twelve Labors, quests he completes to atone for killing his own children when he was driven insane by Juno. The labors included killing a giant lion, hydra, giant deer, giant boar, cleaning stables, killing the Stymphalian birds (giant cranes with metal beaks), capturing a giant bull, rounding up carnivorous horses, stealing the girdle of Hippolyte, queen of the amazons, herding the cattle of Geryon, fetching the Apples of Hesperides and capturing Cerberus, guard dog of Hades.
Holy Day: The Grande Tourney (July 22 ‐ August 7)
During the Hercules' tournament, people compete at various athletic and musical contests. Brass tripods are awarded to the victors.