Herakles and Hercules: two names for a figure of pervasive appeal in Antiquity. He was a hero of myth and a god with cult associations. He was ancestor of Maced

"This collection had its origins in a conference on Herakles-Hercules in the Ancient World, held at the University of Cardiff in September 1998."--P. vii.

There is more material available on Herakles than any other Greek god or hero. His story has many more episodes than those of other heroes, concerning his life

"The first half of the volume is devoted to the exposition of the ancient evidence, literary and iconographic, for the traditions of Heracles' life and deeds. A