Hercules (aka Herakles or Heracles) is perhaps the greatest of mythic Greek heroes. His courage, strength, skill and cunning are literally legendary, and were revered in ancient Greek culture.

This is the last installment in my series of posts on the Twelve Labors of Hercules in Why Myths Still Matter (see Parts 1 and 2). Here we consider the final five Herculean labors and their possible ...

With Labor Day hitting the calendar this week, I thought we might pause a moment from the baked beans and barbecue to pay homage to a guy who did a lot of laboring. I'm talking about Hercules. This ...