Heracles

Heracles goes on his twelve labours, not to better mankind, but to achieve immortality and atone for his own sins.

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Yes, I said, but Heracles himself is said not to be a match for two.

Dionysodorus rejoins that Iolaus was no more the nephew of Heracles than of Socrates.

By Heracles, I said, there never was such a paragon, if he has only one other slight addition.

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Follow in the steps of Heracles, our guide, and cheer each the other onwards by name.