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Hercules held up the world while Atlas did the deed for Hercules, labor # 11

Hera fed Hercules at her own breast, until he bit her nipple. She pushed him away, spilling her milk across the night sky and forming The Milky Way

Hercules

Hercules
Hero mortal of Greek Mythology
Hera his mother jealous of him 
Had left him in the woods to expire
Hidden and fed from Minerva’s nipple
He is imbued with strength
Hence “The Strongest of all Gods”
His twelve labors a penance fulfilled
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Leffanta Avatar
March 2, 2022 at 11:00 AM
Greek gods were certainly "shorties", so no wonder Greek women went Roman . . . .Aloha!
Anaya Avatar
March 2, 2022 at 11:07 AM
Not my Hercules...be nice : ) ...Aloha Aloha nui loa!
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