Temple linked to Hercules and Alexander the Great in Iraq

Archaeologists have discovered two temples, one buried atop the other, in the ancient megacity of Girsu in Iraq. One temple is linked to Hercules and Alexander the Great.

Newly Discovered Head of Hercules Linked to the Antikythera Mechanism

Hercules had to complete 12 heroic labours to be absolved of guilt and to become immortal, as it very well known in Greek mythology. A recent discovery picks up the story, long after the Greek and Roman tales concluded, to tell us a new version of his afterlife.