Hercules also appears in the 1997 Disney movie of the same name, in which he is voiced by Tate Donovan. The book depicts his 12 labors and ultimately his death. As Hercules goes through childhood he discovers his godlike strength and his mothers sends him away, calling him a monster. The story begins at his birth as he kills two serpents sent by the jealous wife of Zeus, Hera. He was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1962. Hercules, born Palaemon, is the son of Zeus and a mortal woman.

He is the leader and a founding member of the super team the Champions. Hercules is also a character in Marvel Comics. Zeus commemorated this labor by placing the Lion in the sky.

When the Lion pounced, Hercules caught it in midair, one hand grasping the Lion's forelegs and the other its hind legs, and bent it backwards, breaking its back and freeing the trapped maidens. Realizing that he must defeat the Lion with his bare hands, Hercules slipped into the Lion's cave and engaged it at close quarters. The Nemean Lion would take women as hostages to its lair in a cave, luring warriors from nearby towns to save the damsel in distress, to their misfortune. In Greek mythology, the constellation Leo was identified as the Nemean Lion which was killed by Heracles (Hercules to the Romans) during the first of his twelve labours. Greek stamp depicting a mosaical image of the encounter between Hercules and Leo,the Nemean Lion.

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