IJCH - Inside JaiChai's Head (Meaning: My Warped, Personal Opinions and Musings)
From the Author:
Salutations.
I am JaiChai.
And if I haven't had the pleasure of meeting you before, I'm delighted to make your acquaintance now.
I invite you to interact with everyone, learn, and have as much fun as possible!
For my returning online friends, "It's always great to see you again!"
About Hercules
Greek Name
Heracles (/ˈhɛrəkliːz/ HERR-ə-kleez; Greek: Ἡρακλῆς, Hēraklês, Glory/Pride of Hēra, "Hera"), born Alcaeus (Ἀλκαῖος, Alkaios) or Alcides[2] (Ἀλκείδης, Alkeidēs...
Hercules (/ˈhɜːrkjuliːz, -jə-/) is a Roman hero and god. He was the equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, who was the son of Zeus (Roman equivalent Jupiter) and the mortal Alcmene.
In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures.
Hercules was a multifaceted figure with contradictory characteristics, which enabled later artists and writers to pick and choose how to represent him.
Things I Didn't Know...
I'm so lame at Greek Mythology.
For example:
- Hercules' Torment: The guilt of Familicide - caused by his enemy stepmother Hera (Queen of the Olympians) and the penitent reason for Hercules' 12 Labors.
- Hercules' 12 Labors reflect the Greek's view of many aspects of Humanity and the Human condition (i.e., conquering hedonistic tendencies, cleaning up human filth, overcoming human frailties, strategic choices in life, etc.).
- The 12 Labors are reflected in the original Olympic events.
- The word "toxic" stems from the Greek word that describes Hercules' arrow dipped in the blood poison of the slain Hydra:
"Toxic" from medieval Latin toxicus ‘poisoned,’ from Latin toxicum ‘poison,’ from Greek toxikon (pharmakon ) ‘(poison for) arrows,’ from toxon ‘bow.’
Many years ago, while my team was onboard the USS America aircraft carrier, we traveled through the Straits of Gibraltar.
But until now, I didn't know that they are also known as "The Pillars of Hercules" because the Ancient Greeks believed that this was where Hercules joined the Atlantic Ocean with the Mediterranean Sea.
- Hercules wrestling/taming of Hades 3-headed dog.
- The Mares of Diomedes: Having a king be eaten by his own flesh-eating horses (a la Hannibal's story about a man with flesh-eating wild boars).
- Temporarily performs Atlas' job and holds the world on his shoulders.
- The Bad News: Only way to win over Hera was suicide (self-immolation)!
- The Good News: Zeus (Hercules' father) deifies him.
- Many parallels in the major religions (e.g., son of God, suffer-die-resurrection-ascension, Hesperides' apple in "The Garden", and much more!)
Enjoy this intriguing, entertaining and information packed video from the History Channel:
"History Channel - Clash of the Gods 2/10 Hercules"
By JaiChai
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About the Author -
Believing that school was too boring, he dropped out of High School early; only to earn an AA, BS and MBA in less than 4 years much later in life – while working full-time as a Navy/Marine Corps Medic.
In spite of a fear of heights and deep water, he performed high altitude, free-fall parachute jumps and hazardous diving ops in deep, open ocean water.
After 24 years of active duty, he retired in Asia.
Since then, he's been a full-time, single papa and actively pursuing his varied passions (Writing, Disruptive Technology, Computer Science and Cryptocurrency - plus more hobbies too boring or bizarre for most folk).
He lives on an island paradise with his teenage daughter, long-term girlfriend and three dogs.
