The Hercules And Cacus Myth
When the news reached Hera that the snakes were destroyed, thus foiling her plan to kill the child Hercules, she straight away devised a new program. The Romans, also, loved Hercules, raising temples to him and placing his photos on a number of coins. Despite his awkwardly divine status, not specifically a Christian element, Hercules continued to be a function model in the Middle Ages, praised for valor and strength. He was the topic of multiple paintings from the Italian…