A large and handsome gentleman, but, at least according to this statue, not very well endowed.

Ancient Greek

Ἡρακλῆς (Herakles), meaning “glory of Hera”. Pronounced approximately as /hɛː.ra.klɛ̂ːs/ (“Heeraklees”), featuring an initial aspirate “H” sound and distinct classical vowel lengths.

Modern Greek

Spelled Ηρακλής, which transliterates to Iraklis. Pronounced ee-ra-KLIS, where the rough breathing/aspirate “h” sound is dropped, and vowel shifts follow modern phonetic rules (where ής sounds like iss).

Biological and Foster Parents

Zeus: The king of the gods who seduced Alcmene by taking the form of her husband.

Alcmene: A mortal princess and granddaughter of Perseus who gave birth to Heracles.

Amphitryon: Alcmene’s mortal husband and Heracles’ earthly foster father and general of Thebes.

Family Dynamics

Asymmetrical Twins: Alcmene gave birth to twins on the same night: Heracles (fathered by Zeus) and his mortal twin brother Iphicles (fathered by Amphitryon). Lineage: Through both Alcmene and Amphitryon, Heracles was a great-grandson of the hero Perseus.

There you go Centrelink – sort that one out!

The Twelve Labours of Heracles

Nemean Lion: Strangled the beast with impenetrable skin and wore its pelt.
Lernaean Hydra: Slew the 9-headed poisonous water serpent Hydra with his nephew Iolaus.
Golden Hind: Caught the sacred golden-horned deer of Artemis after a year-long chase.
Erymanthian Boar: Tracked and captured the fierce wild boar in deep snow.
Augean Stables: Cleaned thousands of cattle stables in a single day by diverting rivers.
Stymphalian Birds: Shot down the man-eating flock with bronze-tipped feathers.
Cretan Bull: Subdued the raging, fire-breathing bull sent by King Minos.
Mares of Diomedes: Captured the flesh-eating horses of King Diomedes.
Girdle of Hippolyta: Retrieved the magical belt from the Amazonian Queen.
Cattle of Geryon: Stole the red cattle guarded by the two-headed dog Orthrus and a giant.
Golden Apples of the Hesperides: Gathered the immortal apples with help from Atlas, beating off Ladon
Cerberus: Descended into the underworld and dragged out the three-headed hound Cerberus.

Pretty handy, I would say!