THE FINAL BLOG

Well my friends this is it.... All my hard work has been completed and in a matter of days I shall become immortal and live upon the Gods.

I would like to thank you all for your support along my journey which I must admit has been a challenging and fun one.

Until then I hope to be blogging from Mount Olympus as a God.

So for the final time ' The Triumphant Herakles' signing out and I would like you all to remember me as so:

THE FINAL TASK: HESPERIDES APPLES

Well my friends this was it..... All my hard work and effort brought me to the final obstacle, the obstacle that stood between me and redemption , the gift of immortality to become a GOD !!!!

I knew these apples belonged to Hera and boy wouldn't it just rub salt into the wound if not only I stole her apples , but ultimately succeeded in completing the seemingly impossible '12 Labours' at Hera's disgust.

The journey itself was quite a tiring and slightly difficult one in which I was unsure of the exact location of where the apples were hidden. Whilst on my journey the usual weak mortals attempted to challenge me such as that Kyknos and Antaeus however as usual I disposed of anyone who got in my way.

I soon figured out that the sea god Nereus was the one who knew of the location I desired and whilst he was initially hesitant to give it up , anyone who challenges me is going to succumb to my almighty strength. My journey then took an unexpected twist when I found a bound up Prometheus , with his liver being constantly eaten by an eagle. I managed to kill the eagle and in return I was informed by Prometheus that only Atlas , the one who holds up the sky could obtain the apples.

Reluctantly I made a deal with Atlas that I would hold up the sky in his place , whilst he collected the Apples for me. I however knew that fiend was up to something and a simple trade would not be on the cards.........

Then when Atlas returned his attempt to deceive me failed badly. He told me that he would return the apples to Eurystheus , however I knew that was an indication that he would not be returning , so as the perfect person I am , I tricked that fool into holding up the sky for a moment whilst I adjusted the padding on my shoulders. Then whilst he placed them upon the floor I snatched them away and took off. HAHAHA !!! TWO CAN PLAY AT THAT GAME YOU FOOL !!!!!

IN THE END I NEEDED TO RETURN THE APPLES TO ATHENA AS THEY BELONGED TO THE GODS !!!!! THAT FOOL EURYSTHEUS WASTED MY TIME AGAIN !!!!!

Anyway my friends I had done it. The labours were complete and I was the best. MY REWARD AWAITED ME !!!!

THE GREAT HERAKLES CAN NEVER BE FOOLED !!!!

RETRIEVING CERBERUS FROM HELL

A trip to see Hades aye ??? . I must admit this was going to one of the more difficult tasks I've had to complete in my lifetime.  The prospect of never returning from the underworld as a mortal created slight fear within me , something I had never experienced , however I needed to find the courage to complete such a task.

Whilst it is difficult for me to admit , without the help of Hermes and the goddess Athena I would have never succeeded in this task. Firstly I became initiated into the ' Mysteries of Eleusis' which ultimately gave me a guide on how to safely cross to the other world. Whilst on my journey I came across many helpless souls , with that of Meleager particularly touching. His death inspired me ,that I promised to marry his sister Deianeira if I returned back to the land of the living.

After a long journey I finally reached Pluto , the master of Cereberus. He promised that I could take the creature if I overpowered it with my bare hands. Whilst this may have seemed impossible , the strength of the great Herakles was not to be taken for granted . I must admit it was a tough battle with the beast's tongue stinging me numerous amount of times , however I eventually overcame it. I HAD WON , I HAD WON !!!!.

I was overjoyed and via the entrance at Troezen I was able to return back to earth. That fool Eurystheus never dared to confront me for he had known that mission impossible became possible HAHAH

NOTHING IS TOO DIFFICULT FOR THE GREAT HERAKLES

TRAVELLING TO THE END OF THE WORLD TO OBTAIN THE CATTLE OF GERYON

I have to admit my friends this was one of my more exciting tasks I had to complete. The difficulty I must admit lay on my return with the herd as opposed to capturing. A lot dared to strip me of my prize I had rightfully earned , HOW DARE THEY !!!!

Firstly I must give my thanks to Helios who lent me his vessel the 'Cup of the Sun' to assist me in my journey. I however thought to myself in order for people to worship me and remember me I need to commemorate my journey , something I had failed to do in my previous nine tasks. So i decided to create two large mountains , meaning I split one large one into two. HOW ABOUT THAT STRENGTH MY FRIENDS HAHAHA !!!!

Anyway enough theatrics , once I reached the island of Erythia I easily disposed of both the two headed dog Orthrus and Eurytion with single blow of my club. Then that fool Geryon attempted to challenge me for his cattle , but my arrows soon dealt with him with ease.

A few hooligans decided to test my patience and attempt to thwart my return back to Greece. Particularly the two sons of Poseidon who I disposed of pretty comfortably after they attempted to steal the cattle. However the a slight hiccup occurred when one of the bulls escaped and swam its way to the ruler Eryx. After I managed to find its location , Eryx like most kings was quite stubborn and arrogant. He decided to challenge me , I MEAN CAN YOU BELIEVE IT ??? HAVEN'T PEOPLE LEARNED OF MY STRENGTH AND POWER ?????

Anyway as usual I was able to dispose of this fool and collect the lone bull. Just when you though it could not get any worse it did...... that psycho Hera decided to send a gadfly to attack me and as a result it caused the cattle of herd to disperse. MAN WAS I FURIOUS !!!!! . I was finally able to collect the rest of the cattle eventually , but this time wasting was really DRIVING ME MAD !!!!.

Well my friends only two tasks remain , until I achieve what mere mortals dream of , immortality !!!! , oh yea !

                                                                                                           

My beautiful architecture skills on show for everyone !!!! (aka: The Pillars of Herakles)

MY CONQUEST FOR THE GIRDLE OF QUEEN HIPPOLYTA!!!

Again for his selfish desires that fool Eurystheus wanted to obtain the Girdle of Queen Hippolyta in order to present it to his daughter as a gift.

Whilst I have always expressed my disgust over Eurystheus ordering someone of my status around I've decided to just accept it as it won't be long until I rule over the mortals and obtain immortality.

I have to admit this was going to be a challenging task and it proved to be so which was to my liking. To finally have a challenge ultimately tested my skills as a warrior and I relished at the opportunity. I knew the Amazon army led by Queen Hippolyta were going to be difficult to overcome myself , so my fellow friends joined me for this quest.

HOWEVER ONCE AGAIN IT WAS HERA WHO CAUSED MY PEACEFUL DISCUSSION WITH HIPPOLYTA TO ERUPT INTO WAR !!!! THAT WOMEN DRIVES ME NUTS!!!!!

SHE BRAINWASHED THE ARMY INTO BELIEVING WE WERE HERE TO KIDNAP THE QUEEN!!!

Regrettably I had no choice to but to kill Queen Hippolyta , obtain the Girdle and me and my friends were able to escape to deliver the belt to Eurystheus.

DIOMEDES'S MARES !!!!

I must admit my friends this task required quite a collective effort to capture the man eating mares of Diomedes.

I must admit those who assisted me in the battle were extremely brave and they all have my utmost respect. Myself and a group of volunteers traveled from Aegean to Bistonia to capture these mares and we had just about completed the task , before a group of Bistone soldiers confronted us to recapture the mares.

However it was with great sadness I report the sacrifice of young Abderos whose bravery allowed me to defeat the Bistone soldiers. He unfortunately could not overpower the mares , however his sacrifice didn't go in vain. He allowed me to easily capture the mares since the soldiers were now either dead or had fled and in return i found the city of Abedera in his honour. Hence know one would ever forget his bravery as this proved pivotal in allowing me to step closer to achieving my ultimate goal of immortality.  

RIP ABDEROS

THE WEAK CRETAN BULL !!!!!!

Well my friends another useless task and another weak challenge.
I mean COME ON !!!!  Eurystheus must have been quite stupid if he thought anyone of these tasks allocated to me were actually going to be challenging and I would ultimately be defeated ????. Everyone knows i am gifted and can never lose a challenge.

Anyway back to the details my task was to bring the Cretan bull back to Eurystheus alive. Whilst King Minos wouldn't help me with the task It took me no more than a mere 5 minutes to easily wrestle the creature to the floor and deliver iT to Eurystheus.

IT DOES NOT GET ANY EASIER THAN THIS!