Mythology Island – Spotlight on Hercules

Hercules, who was actually known as Heracles to the Greeks (Hercules is his Roman name) was one of the most powerful and beloved of all the Greek Heroes. He was born the son of Zeus and a mortal woman, and early on showed his strength and survival skills. When he was only a few months old, a jealous Hera sent two serpents to his crib to slay him. But he was later found with both the snakes crushed in his hands and was playing with them as though they were toys.

Hercules is most famous for his twelve labors, which were given to him by his arch-enemy King Eurystheus. He was originally given ten labors, but then had to complete two more after the King deemed that two of them were not completed correctly. Among the labors were destroying the Hydra, capturing Cerberus, and capturing the Cretan Bull.

Hercules in Poptropica
Hercules is a popular and strong hero.
In Poptropica, Hercules has already achieved his great fame and you must lure him out of his cafe, where he is busy signing autographs. He won’t help you out until after you’ve completed your mission for Zeus and you’ll need to have Aprodite’s mirror before you can convince him to join you. Hercules will assist you with his strength by moving the obstacles that prevent you from getting inside the Underworld and Poseidon’s realm. Finally, Hercules will open the gate to Mount Olympus, where you’ll battle Zeus to save all of Poptropica.

In Greek Mythology, Hercules is granted immortality for his heroics and becomes a God, joining the Olympians as the greatest hero of all time. In Poptropica, he has a less fortunate fate. He gains immortality as a statue, turned to stone by the evil Medusa!

Hercules and the Medusa in Poptropica
Hercules turned to stone by the Medusa, but not before he strikes a pose.

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86 comments

  1. Hahahaha LOL strikes a pose LOL LOL 😀

  2. some people just need to stay away from medusa! i mean people must be stupid to fight her!

  3. oh and sunny what is LOL? tell me please!

  4. Yup. You can look good forever Hercules. Unless someone draws a mustache on you.

  5. Pose for the sculptor!

  6. can some give me member accounts

  7. Pose for the painter and… THE CONSTRUCTION WORKER WHO MAKES STUFF OUT OF… RRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  8. Wow Mythoman do you not have school or something? Hi, Sunny! Why the heck did I just do that?! 😕

  9. Whatttt I don’t understand a word of you guys

  10. Hey, is it just me, or has Dr. Hare’s secret lab been on the map for too long?

  11. yea it has they should just make doctor hares secret lab free for everyone!

  12. i love CHATTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  13. how to beat that island?

  14. youre weird IM HAPPY.

  15. wow i never new so much stuff about hurcales and i love to know stuff and thanks

  16. When you get the phone on time tangle time 911 it gives you a COP SUIT!

  17. LOL! Who has completed the mission yet?? I did! I got killed too much though from Zeus though.. XD

    P.S. BIG FAN!!!

  18. Strike A “ROCKING” Pose

  19. i know why he is in that pose so he can look like a real statue.

  20. Well du everyone notice that “zeus” is powerfull and bitter in centuries

  21. My bad i thought you guyz r talking about zeus
    Whoops!!!!!!!

    8)

  22. lol!get on youtube to see poptropican islands!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  23. lol means lagh out loud!

  24. hhhhhhhhhheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    strike a pose heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol!
    omg! medusa looks soooooooooooooooooooooooooo ugly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    her outfit is soooooooo 1900’s! and those snakes! uggg! they just make her look sooooooo much uglier!

  25. I don’t usually talk trash. It’s just that I couldn’t resist

  26. i dont get how you get hercules to help you

  27. how do you get to mount olypus when the bag of wind doesn’t work

  28. poptropaica!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  29. poptropaica!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  30. ummmmmmmmmmmmm………………….
    if ur bag is empty go back to the seller and click him and you got a free refill
    and thats it.

    🙂

  31. for know on my name fearless joker

  32. how in the world do i get hydra’s scale

  33. i think i a potropican in the chatting room named Fearless Joker……

  34. i think poptropica is so coool and i cant get to hydra urrg

  35. well all i want to know is that is how do u lure him out ?

  36. Messy Boot (poptropica name)

    how do i get past that 3 head dog in the haydes part of the island!? its confusing!

  37. omg that WAS SO FUNNY A POSES

  38. SOME DUDES THICK MUDSE IS WECK!

  39. funny!!!stuff ;]!

    ;

  40. 3oh don ‘ trust me

  41. I NOW TO BEAT THE ISLAND JUST WHACH YOUTUBE .COM

  42. HI MESSY BOOT IT IS HARD!

    O8:]

  43. OMG I PASED IT I GOT THE MADEL

  44. Oh, sheesh pink lady, LOL means laugh out loud! (8

  45. To get the scale you have to jump really high into the air when one of the monster’s heads lunges back and land on its head. When all of the heads are gone then you click on the monster and you’ll get the scale. But be careful, if you wait for too long in between jumps then they heads will come back. To get the dog to go to sleep then you have to go in the music place and talk to one of the statues. They will ask you to repeat what they do and then you get a piece of music to make the dog go to sleep. Then click on the dog and you will get a whisker.

  46. SUM RANDOM CHIK

    It was quite easy. I can’t say it was hard but lol STRIKE A POSE! Medusa is way to retro well not retro, but old. I would like to be turned into rock with a very nice pose but, but then I would, yeah, you know. I think Hercules would be able to break the stone but just didn’t want to. There’s the reason for some people who don’t know anyway if you are wondering about the snakes, click the snake with red eyes 3 times. It took me time to work that out but when I did it, I was so fast. The bone one is where you spell TEN. Put the star from Poseidon’s face in the museum on his offering alter. Enter then go to the 3rd girl at the end and answer correctly you will get a mirror. If you already have those items, whisker, scale, the pearl, ring and rose, give them to Athena and Zeus will steal them. Don’t worry. Run to Hercules and and tell him you have a teleporting mirror thingy and before that get some fruit from the sphinx thing. Then go to Hade’s by pressing on the mirror and place the fruit on the alter. Then get Hade’s crown and Poseidon’s staff . Get Hercules to break the lock off and defeat Zeus!!!!! so easy!!!!

  47. SUM RANDOM CHIK

    GEEZ LOL is LAUGH OUT LOUD

  48. IloveMattProkop:

    I don’t understand. My bag of air is empty and I need to get to the top of that mountain!!! Does it mean I have to start the WHOLE game over? Ya know, that really sucks.

  49. Zuese is the name of my dog.LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL.
    Heeeeuwwwwwwwwwwww.Thats alot of lols to type.38)

  50. man i just started the island and i need help…. how do i get the trash for hades?-how doi get hercules out of food place?-and how do i get scale from hydra?
    plz help
    thx 😛

  51. lol i like smiley faces 🙂
    😛

  52. women are the only people that cant get turned into stone haha boys!!!

  53. OM gosh! Alex you spelled poptropica wrong!! it’s poptropica not poptropaica

    Athena Rocks out on Guitar!!! l–l PEACE!!!!!!!!!

  54. EASY PIZEY LEMON SQEAZY

  55. how do i lure Hercules with the mirror?

  56. IloveMattProkop: u talk to the man who gave u the air bag

  57. i got the items and he doesn’t wanna help me :,(

  58. HOW DO I GET HERCULES OUT THE CAFE THIS PARAGRAPH IS NOT HELPING!!!!!!!

  59. no you just ask the guy for more

  60. i have the mirror and the 5 items and he doesent help, HELP

  61. HOW DO I GET THE BAG AND HOW DO I GET HERCULES OUT OF THE CAFE I HAVE THE MIRRO IT DOESN’T HELP PLEAS HELP ME :[

  62. I wish I could costumize Medusa

  63. Just tell him you have the mirror(talk to Athenea first)and he will go you.

  64. i defeated Zeus in 1 shot!

  65. HOW DO YOU GET HERCULES TO MOVE FROM THE CAFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  66. Can I get Medusa’s purple costume and power?

  67. lolmynameizcheerfuldolphin

    Doesn’t that mean he’s a demigod? I mean he crushed snake’s in his hands. Pretty awkward…

  68. I agree with quiet moon. I’d LOVE to costumize Medusa, well except for the hair and lips.

  69. Agreed Shiny Pear, and did you know you can still customize Hercules after he has been turned to stone? Wicked, right?

  70. I completed mythology island b4 but i forget how to do…. I HAVE BAD MEMORY LOL

  71. the air bag is very useful perfect for throwing up in (^_^) >:( 🙁 🙂

  72. crazy ghost your a lier if you threw up in a bag of air your throw up would be blown up and splatter all over your face

  73. No wonder Herc’s so happy after he was turned to stone.

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  75. Hey I know why Hercules was happy when he got turned to stone.He always wanted a statue on Mt Olympus!And why is Hades white and Poseidon blue?Very odd

  76. Sorry I forgot to put my smiley!:) 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛

  77. omg beating zeus is SOOOOO easy!!! 🙂

  78. I already completes Zeus’ chalenge but he stil won’t help me! is there another way?

  79. medusa is my worse nightmare

  80. Thats probly a good thing.

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  82. I got Hercules to help me but after I traveled I couldn’t find him anywhere!!! 🙁