[DOC] [TLE] The Life and Times of Hercules - Perseus Digital Library [PAR] Stories about the gods, called myths, were made up thousands of years ago. ... 
include the explanation of who Hercules' parents were, and why he had to 
perform the 12 Labors. Zeus, Hercules' father, was the most powerful of the gods. [DOC] [TLE] Heracles - Wikipedia [PAR] Heracles born Alcaeus (, Alkaios) or Alcides (, Alkeids), was a 
divine hero in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, foster ... In Rome 
and the modern West, he is known as Hercules, with whom the later Roman ..... 
According to a myth thought to be of ancient origins, Iolaus was Heracles'... [DOC] [TLE] Who Were the Parents of Hercules? - Ancient / Classical History [PAR] Strangest Births In Ancient Myths and Legends ... Sometimes it seems that Hera 
was the mother of Hercules and Zeus his father. ... He was raised by Amphitryon 
and Alcmene, a human king and queen who were cousins and grandchildren of... [DOC] [TLE] Hercules - Myth Encyclopedia - mythology, Greek, god, story, names ... [PAR] The greatest of all heroes in Greek mythology, Hercules was the strongest man 
on earth. Besides tremendous physical strength, he had great self-confidence 
and .... According to one account, Hercules requested help from the Hesperides' 
father ... been taken to Mount Olympus to be with his father, Zeus, and the other 
gods. [DOC] [TLE] Hercules Mythology - Roman Colosseum [PAR] Hercules was a divine hero and according to the myth he was the son of the god 
... by his parents but was later renamed Heracles (Hercules) in an unsuccessful... [DOC] [TLE] Hercules - Ancient History Encyclopedia [PAR] Jul 9, 2012 ... The pan-Hellenic mythological hero Hercules (or Herakles) was famed for his ... 
Being the greatest of Greek mythological heroes, he has been ascribed a ... 
Hercules' mortal father was Amphitryon (nephew of Elektryon, ruler of ... be born 
first and so become the ruler of Greece according to Zeus' decree. [DOC] [TLE] The Life of Hercules in Myth and Legend (Article) - Ancient History ... [PAR] Jul 23, 2014 ... Hercules is the Roman name for the Greek hero Herakles, the most popular ... He 
was brought up at the court of his supposed-father Amphitryon, .... risen again 
and, according to prophecy, the gods could only win this time... [DOC] [TLE] Hercules - Ancient History - HISTORY.com [PAR] According to legend, his father was Zeus, ruler of all the gods on Mount ... He 
ordered Hercules to perform 12 heroic labors for the Mycenaen king Eurystheus
. [DOC] [TLE] Hercules - Stars and Seas [PAR] Hercules. Hercules' story begins with the story of his father Zeus. Zeus was the 
God of the Sky. He had a wife named Hera, which was also his own sister. [DOC] [TLE] Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology: Heracles - Mythweb [PAR] (Also see: Mythweb's Illustrated Hercules.) ... Like most authentic heroes, 
Heracles had a god as one of his parents, being the ... Zeus's wife Hera was 
jealous of Heracles, and when he was still an infant she sent two snakes to kill 
him in his crib. [DOC] [TLE] Heracles, Greece, Greek mythology [PAR] When he was still a child, his adoptive father Amphitryon taught him to drive a ... 
According another legend, Hercules was sitting at a crossroads and he saw two... [DOC] [TLE] Meet Hercules, the greatest Greek Hero - Greek Mythology [PAR] Hercules (or Herakles as he is known by the Greeks), is undoubtedly the most ... 
Hercules's family origin comes from Argos, since his mother was Alcmene, ... 
According to a different myth, in an attempt to trigger motherly insticts on Hera, 
Zeus... [DOC] [TLE] Disney's Hercules - Greek Mythology Link [PAR] Disney's Hercules with Meg (Megara) and the Satyr Phil (Philoctetes) ... Parents. 
Amphitryon and Alcmena are adoptive parents. They are ... According to some 
Hera drove Heracles 1 mad and he killed his wife Megara, and his children by

Question: According to mythology, he was Hercules' dad
Answer: Zeus