Hercules was the son of Zeus and Alcmene, the granddaughter of Perseus and wife of Amphitryon, king of Thebes.Amphitryon, also grandson of Perseus, was king of Tilyns, but left that city and moved to Thebes. Hera, the wife of Zeus, hated Alcmene for being her husband's mistress. Of course, she also hated Heracles, because Zeus predicted to the gods that his son would have a bright future and great achievements in the future.When Alcmene gave birth to Hercules, she worried about his safety in the palace, so she put him in a basket covered with a little straw, and put him in a place that was later called Fields of Hercules.Of course, if it were not for a magical opportunity that brought Athena and Hera to that place, the child would not have survived.Athena saw that the child was born beautifully and liked it very much.She felt sorry for him and advised Hera to breastfeed the child.He bit Hera's nipple and sucked her milk greedily, until her nipple hurt.Hera angrily threw the child to the ground.Athena sympathetically picked up the child, took it back to the city, and handed it over to Queen Alcmene to raise it.Alcmene recognized her son at a glance, and she happily put the child in the cradle.Fearing Hera, she abandoned her child, but her jealous stepmother saved her rival's son with milk.Not only that, Hercules sucked Hera's milk and escaped from the mortal womb.But Hera soon understood who the child was that sucked her, and knew that he was now back at the palace.She regretted that she did not take revenge on the child and get rid of her.Then she sent two terrible poisonous snakes, crawled into the palace to kill the child.

In the middle of the night, the child is immersed in a sweet and sound sleep.Neither the sleeping maid nor the mother noticed the two poisonous snakes swimming in through the open door.They climb up the baby's cradle and wrap around the baby's neck.The child woke up with a cry.He raised his head and looked around, only to feel that his neck was wrapped around him.At this time he showed the power of God.He grabbed a snake with both hands and pinched them hard, killing the two snakes. Alcmene was awakened by the cry of the child.Barefoot, she ran over, shouting for help, but she found that two big snakes had died in the child's hands.The nobles of the Thebes royal family rushed into the inner room in full armor when they heard the call for help.King Amphitryon, who loved the child as a gift from Zeus, came running with his sword in his hand.When he heard and saw what happened, he was amazed and delighted, proud of his son's divine power.Seeing this as an omen, he sent for Tiresias, the blind soothsayer of Thebes.This Tiresias, whom Zeus gave him the power of prophecy, predicted the child's future in front of everyone: when he grows up, he will kill many monsters on land and in the sea; After the hardships, he will enjoy the eternal life of the gods and win the love of Hebe, the goddess of youth.