Hercules, also known by his Greek name Herakles was once a brave and noble champion of mankind,
born the demigod son of Zeus and the loving mortal woman Alcmene, he eventually went on
to become one of the greatest heroes in history.
In classical mythology Hercules is known for his many adventures, which took him to the
far reaches of the Greco-Roman world.
Among his many exploits, he sailed with the Argonauts under Jason.
Despite his mostly heroic reputation, he was notorious for Capturing the Golden Hind of
Artemis and Obtaining the girdle of Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons which actually led Hercules
for the rape of Hippolyta and the enslavement of the Amazons.
For those who didn’t know, These Amazons had nothing to do with the Amazon river in
South America.
Their name comes from a Greek word meaning "missing one breast."
This is because an Amazon's right breast got in the way when she threw a spear.
The Amazons lived apart from men, and if they ever gave birth to children, they kept only
the females and reared them to be warriors like themselves.
Queen Hippolyta had a special piece of armor.
It was a leather belt that had been given to her by Ares, the war god, because she was
the best warrior of all the Amazons.
She wore this belt across her chest and used it to carry her sword and spear.
Eurystheus wanted Hippolyta's belt as a present to give to his daughter, and he sent Hercules
to bring it back.
Hercules marched on the Amazons’ city and met their Queen, Hippolyta, outside the gates.
When offered peaceful negotiations, he attacked Hippolyta, but he found that he could not
beat her.
She though was impressed by his skill as a warrior and allowed him and his men to enter the city.
Hercules used this opportunity and drugged the Amazons’ drinks which placed them into
a deep slumber.
While they were unconscious, he chained Hippolyta, raped her, and stole her enchanted girdle.
This caused the Amazons to lose their super strength and the favor of their patron goddess,
Aphrodite.
They were all enslaved for a long time after this.
Eventually she and the other Amazons were able to break free and slay their captors.
Olympian gods punished Amazons for breaking their oath to the gods, the Amazons were forced
to guard Doom's Doorway on the newly formed island of Themyscira.
The island was not only part of their punishment, but also Hercules’.
In their retribution, they forced him to act as the island’s foundation, holding it in
place.
what had Gods done to Hercules.
When she offered to share his burden, he refused as he saw it as a fitting punishment for what
he had done.
Later, Queen Hippolyta asked her people to search their hearts for the strength to forgive
him, and they eventually did.
After sometime passed, Hercules again walked the mortal world.
At this time, he planned on taking revenge against the Amazons for his imprisonment by
seducing Diana.
To do this he approached a mortal named Harold Campion.
He offered Campion admission to Mount Olympus in exchange for the mortal's identity.
When Campion agreed, Hercules used the Mirror of Circe to alter his appearance to duplicate
Campion’s.
Hercules spread the word of Deeds of a Champion named Campion as a counter point to Diana’s
identity as Wonder Woman.
He used this to first meet and then befriend her.
His true identity was finally revealed when he admitted that he had actually fallen in
love with her.
But still, Diana and Hercules made love to each other.
However, when Olympians get to know this treacherous act of Hercules, they demanded that he return
to Mount Olympus to face punishment for his actions.