Hercules is one of the most (0) INTERESTING names in ancient history, and he was famous for being strong, brave, and intelligent. In those times, there were gods, humans, and part gods who had one parent who was a god and one who was a , and Hercules was one of those. His father was the king of the gods called Zeus, and his mother was Alcmene, who was a human princess. Even as a baby everyone noticed how Hercules was. Zeus also had a wife, who was a god, and when she out about Hercules, she wanted to kill him. She put two large snakes into his bed, however, baby Hercules was not afraid, and grabbed the snakes by the neck and them.