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OGCMA s.v. "Heracles"
Ovid Met. 1.452-567
Homeric Hymn "To Heracles"
Ovid Met. 9.172ff.
Apollodorus Bibl 2.4.8-8.1

Lee, Stan & Kirby, Jack. (Character Hercules first featured in) Journey Into Mystery Annual #1. 1965: Marvel Comics.

Hercules first appeared as an opponent to Thor, the Norse thunder God and subject of the comic series of the same name. Hercules posesses typical Olympian powers, including superhuman strength, speed, and endurance, and is capable of incredible feats of strength. He is also extremely skilled with weapons, often wielding an adamantine mace, as well as at hand-to-hand combat.

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