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What are the similarities between Jesus and Hercules?
As men, both Jesus and Hercules performed miraculous or super-human feats of strength, will-power and self-discipline. Jesus was burdened with having to prove himself as the messiah and messenger of god. He traveled throughout Judea and performing miracles and casting out demons.
What is the difference between Hercules and Jesus?
As proper nouns the difference between jesus and hercules is that jesus is jesus while hercules is (label) (constellation) or hercules can be (label) (son of jupiter).
What did Hercules do?
Hercules went on a number of other adventures throughout Greek mythology. He was a hero who helped people and fought monsters. He continuously had to deal with the goddess Hera trying to trick him and get him into trouble. In the end, Hercules died when his wife was tricked into poisoning him.
What’s the difference between Hercules and Heracles?
Hercules (/ˈhɜːrkjʊˌliːz/, US: /-kjə-/) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmene. In later Western art and literature and in popular culture, Hercules is more commonly used than Heracles as the name of the hero.
How are the lives of Hercules and Jesus similar?
Right from their births, Jesus and Hercules’ lives are comparable. Jesus was born of a virgin mother, Mary, while Hercules was born of Alcmene, who was impregnated by Zeus.
Why did Hera want to kill Hercules?
Similar to Herod who wanted to kill Jesus, Hera wanted to kill Hercules. Like Jesus, Hercules traveled the earth as a mortal helping mankind and performed miraculous deeds. Similar to Jesus who died and rose to heaven, Hercules died, rose to Mt. Olympus and became a god.
Was Hercules a god or man?
Hercules was a demigod: less than a god, but more than a man. Jesus is both God and Man contemporaneously. He ADDED humanity to His pre-existent deity. Thus, as Adam fell before the serpent, the GodMAN regained what was lost.
Was Hercules the son of Zeus?
Hercules was the son of Zeus, and a mortal woman. There is a seed of resemblance there, in that Jesus is described as the Son of God, and son of man. But Hercules was NOT Zeus – while we hold (by Jesus’ words) that Jesus and God the Father were and are one.