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Heracles ( " Hrakls ", from " Hra ", " Hera "), born Alcaeus (" Alkaios ") or Alcides (" Alkeids "), was a divine hero in Greek mythology , the son of Zeus and Alcmene , foster son of Amphitryon and great - grandson and half - brother ( as they are both sired by the god Zeus ) of Perseus . He was the greatest of the Greek heroes , a paragon of masculinity , the ancestor of royal clans who claimed to be Heracleidae and a champion of the Olympian order against chthonic monsters . In Rome and the modern West , he is known as Hercules , with whom the later Roman emperors , in particular Commodus and Maximian , often identified themselves . The Romans adopted the Greek version of his life and works essentially unchanged , but added anecdotal detail of their own , some of it linking the hero with the geography of the Central Mediterranean . Details of his cult were adapted to Rome as well . Maximian ( c . 250  c . July 310 ) was Roman ___MASK92___ from 286 to 305 . He was " Caesar " from 285 to 286 , then " Augustus " from 286 to 305 . He shared the latter title with his co - ___MASK92___ and superior , Diocletian , whose political brain complemented Maximian ' s military brawn . Maximian established his residence at Trier but spent most of his time on campaign . In the late summer of 285 , he suppressed rebels in Gaul known as the Bagaudae . From 285 to 288 , he fought against Germanic tribes along the Rhine frontier . Together with Diocletian , he launched a scorched earth campaign deep into Alamannic territory in 288 , temporarily relieving the Rhine provinces from the threat of Germanic invasion . A hero ( masculine ) or heroine ( feminine ) is a ___MASK36___ or main character of a literary work who , in the face of danger , combats adversity through impressive feats of ingenuity , bravery or strength , often sacrificing his or her own personal concerns for some greater good . The Roman ___MASK92___ was the ruler of the Roman Empire during the imperial period ( starting in 27 BC ). The emperors used a variety of different titles throughout history . Often when a given Roman is described as becoming " ___MASK92___ " in English , it reflects his taking of the title " Augustus " or " Caesar ". Another title often used was " imperator ", originally a military honorific . Early Emperors also used the title " princeps " ( first citizen ). Emperors frequently amassed republican titles , notably " Princeps Senatus ", " Consul " and " Pontifex Maximus ". Chthonic ( from Greek  " khthonios " , " in , under , or beneath the earth ", from  " khthn " " earth ") literally means " subterranean ". The translation of meaning discusses deities or spirits of the underworld , especially in Greek religion . The Greek ___MASK73___ " khthon " is one of several for " earth "; it typically refers to the interior of the soil , rather than the living surface of the land ( as " Gaia " or " Ge " does ), or the land as territory ( as " khora " (  ) does ). Commodus ( 31 August 161  31 December 192 ), born Lucius Aurelius Commodus and died Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus , was Roman ___MASK92___ from 180 to 192 . He also ruled as co - ___MASK92___ with his father Marcus Aurelius from 177 until his father ' s death in 180 . The Alkyonides ( / ælkindiz / ; ___MASK59___ Greek :  ) were , in Greek mythology , the seven daughters of Alcyoneus . When their father was slain by Heracles , they threw themselves into the sea , and were transformed into halcyons ( kingfishers ) by Amphitrite . They were Alkippe , Anthe , Asteria , Chthonia , Drimo , Methone , Pallene and Phthonia or Phosthonia . In ___MASK59___ Greek mythology , Amphitrite was a sea goddess and wife of Poseidon . Under the influence of the Olympian pantheon , she became merely the consort of Poseidon and was further diminished by poets to a symbolic representation of the sea . In Roman mythology , the consort of Neptune , a comparatively minor figure , was Salacia , the goddess of saltwater ." Hera (, Greek , " Hr ", equivalently , " Hr ", in Ionic and Homer ) is the ___MASK40___ of women and marriage in Greek mythology and religion . She is the daughter of the Titans Cronus and Rhea . Hera is married to her brother Zeus and is titled as the Queen of Heaven . Some of her characteristics include her jealous and vengeful nature against Zeus ' s other lovers and offspring and against the mortals who cross her . Greek mythology is the body of myths and teachings that belong to the ___MASK59___ Greeks , concerning their gods and heroes , the nature of the world , and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices . It was a part of the religion in ___MASK59___ Greece . Modern scholars refer to and study the myths in an attempt to shed light on the religious and political institutions of ___MASK59___ Greece and its civilization , and to gain understanding of the nature of myth - making itself . Zeus (" Zeús ", ; Modern , " Días " ) was the sky and thunder god in ___MASK59___ Greek religion , who ruled as king of the gods of Mount Olympus . His name is cognate with the first element of his Roman equivalent Jupiter . His mythologies and powers are similar , though not identical to those of the Indo - European deities such as Indra , Jupiter , Perun , Thor , and Odin . In monotheism , God is conceived of as the Supreme Being and principal ___MASK29___ of faith . The concept of God as described by most theologians includes the attributes of omniscience ( infinite knowledge ), omnipotence ( unlimited power ), omnipresence ( present everywhere ), divine simplicity , and as having an eternal and necessary existence . Many theologians also describe God as being omnibenevolent ( perfectly good ) and all loving . In Greek mythology , the Heracleidae or Heraclids were the numerous descendants of Heracles ( Hercules ), especially applied in a narrower sense to the descendants of Hyllus , the eldest of his four sons by Deianira ( Hyllus was also sometimes thought of as Heracles ' son by Melite ) Other Heracleidae included Macaria , Lamos , Manto , Bianor , Tlepolemus , and Telephus . These Heraclids were a group of Dorian kings who conquered the Peloponnesian kingdoms of Mycenae , Sparta and Argos ; according to the literary tradition in Greek mythology , they claimed a right to rule through their ancestor . Since Karl Otfried Müller ' s " Die Dorier " ( 1830 , English translation 1839 ), I . ch . 3 , their rise to dominance has been associated with a " Dorian ___MASK81___ ". Amphitryon (" gen ".:  ; usually interpreted as " harassing either side "), in Greek mythology , was a son of Alcaeus , ___MASK82___ of Tiryns in Argolis . Poseidon ( Greek : ) was one of the twelve Olympian deities of the pantheon in Greek mythology . His main domain was the ocean , and he is called the " God of the Sea ". Additionally , he is referred to as " Earth - Shaker " due to his ___MASK32___ in causing earthquakes , and has been called the " tamer of horses ". He is usually depicted as an older male with curly hair and a beard . A myth is any traditional story consisting of events that are ostensibly historical , though often supernatural , explaining the origins of a cultural practice or natural phenomenon . The ___MASK73___ " myth " is derived from the Greek ___MASK73___ mythos , which simply means " story ". Mythology can refer either to the study of myths , or to a body or collection of myths . Myth can mean ' sacred story ', ' traditional ___MASK2___ ' or ' tale of the gods '. A myth also can be a story to explain why something exists .