Heracles · Lineage tree

Historicity

• Legendary figure

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  Probable

  One source places him in myth; the other implies it.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  One source places him in myth; the other implies it.

  “Divine hero in Greek mythology”

  — Heracles - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English) link history info

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  “The ninth labor of Herakles (Latin: Hercules) involved the Amazons.”

  — Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info

Also known as

Herakles · Hercules

Description

Divine hero of Greek mythology, son of Zeus and Alcmene. He learned wrestling from Autolycus, wrestled the giant Antaeus, killed the boxer Eryx in a match, and as his ninth labour took the war belt of the Amazon queen Hippolyta.

Teachers (1)

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  Autolycus

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  sports_martial_artsWrestling Probable

  Probable

  Single source.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  Single source.

  “He learned how to wrestle from Autolycus.”

  — Heracles - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English) link history info

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