Ever since he was a child, Heracles(Ηρακλής) made it obvious that he was not a common mortal but was in posession of extraordinary strengths and divine gifts.

Heracles was born in Thebes, Greece when Zeus managed to seduce his flame, Alkmene, by transforming himself into her husband Amphitryon. Zeus affair with Alkmene resulted in the hatred of Zeus' wife Hera and her will to destroy Heracles by any means.

By the time Heracles was 8 months old, Hera sent out two snakes to the cradle of Heracles, where he was sleeping with his brother Iphicles, in order to destroy him. Heracles' strength, though, was so immense that he managed to struggle the snakes with bare hands.