Heracles ( HERR-ə-kleez; Greek: Ἡρακλῆς, Hēraklês, "Glory/Pride of Hera"), born Alcaeus (Ἀλκαῖος, Alkaios) or Alcides (Ἀλκείδης, Alkeidēs), was a divine hero in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, and the foster son of Am...