Write an informative essay on a greek mythical character. your essay will use research to summarize the plot of the myth and explain the mythical character's cultural significance.

Greek mythology has been variously interpreted and analyzed almost since its beginnings, and its origins have been as widely debated as the myths themselves have been interpreted. the difficulty in identifying the origins of greek myths stems from the fact that, until the time of the greek poets hesiod and homer (both of whom flourished around the eighth century b. the transmission of myths was primarily an oral affair. hesiod's  theogony  and  works and days,  in addition to homer's  iliad  and  odyssey,  are the oldest extant written sources of greek mythology, and most scholars agree that certain mythological elements in each can be dated to a much earlier period.in searching for the origins of greek mythology, martin p. nilsson first makes a distinction between the myths dealing with heroes and those concerned with divinity and cosmogony, stressing that it is erroneous to assume that "the hero myths were derived from the same source as the myths concerning the gods." 

Hercules is the roman name for the greek hero herakles,the most popular figure from ancient greek mythology.hercules was the son of zeus,king of the gods,and the mortal woman alcmene.this was because hera,the wife of zeus,knew that hercules was her husband's illegitimate son and sought to destroy him. so hercules had to go through lot of hardships,tragedies and sadness in his life even though he was considered the strongest man in the world and had performed too many adventures.