Heracles (=Hercules) was one of the superheroes of Ancient Greece: who inspired the martial ardour and emulation of generations of young men across the Greek-speaking world with his legendary twelve labours and myriad of associated exploits and adventures. The story of Heracles is one of stubborn and uncompromising endurance in the face of insurmountable odds: the chief-most of which is the enmity of the goddess Hera herself. Yet Heracles does not...