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Find out more about Hercules and life in Ancient Greece
Websites to visit
Website 1
See pictures of Hercules and his twelve tasks on ancient Greek pots made over 2,500 years ago. (Click on "Labors" then click on a picture.)
Website 2
Can you spot Zeus and Hera? (Click on the gods and goddesses to find them.)
Website 3
Watch a video clip about Hercules and how he slays the monster Hydra. (Click on "Hercules".)
Website 4
Print out and shade in pictures of Hercules and Zeus.
Website 5
Read about Hercules' adventure with another Greek hero, Jason. (Click on "Jason".)
Website 6
Life in Ancient Greece. (Click on a topic for facts, interactive scenes and video clips. Videos may not work where you are due to BBC copyright restrictions.)
Website 7
Find out about some other ancient Greek myths.
Website 8
Paint a Greek pot online. (Click on "Ancient Greece" then "Design a Greek Pot".)
How to say Greek names
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Sound files
Heracles (the Greek name for Hercules)
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About this book
Young Reading Series 2
Hercules: the world's strongest man
- A retelling of the action-packed story of Hercules as he completes his most famous set of challenges: the Twelve Tasks.
- Aimed at children whose reading ability and confidence allows them to tackle longer and more complex stories.
- Developed in consultation with reading experts from Roehampton University.
- Part of the Usborne Reading Programme, now comprising over 250 books for children learning to read.
Alex Frith
Alex Frith has been a children's author for more than a decade, covering every topic on Earth, from prehistoric animals to robots with artificial intelligence, and everything under the Sun, from the origins of the Universe to the adventures of Thor, God of Thunder. At home he reads too many comics, and attempts to raise three children with an awful lot of help from his wife, and no help at all from his cat.
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