Hercules

 Hercules

The Sword of Veracity is a weapon of immense power. Created by Hestia, the sword forces anyone in its presence to speak only the truth. Seeking the sword's power for his fight against evil, Hercules sought help from his patron, Athena.

The goddess approved of Hercules' goal and agreed to help him find the sword. She led him to the Hill of One Hundred Caves, but the caves were guarded by a minotaur sent by Hera.

Determined to obtain the sword, Hercules fought the minotaur. After a terrible battle Hercules defeated the monster and with Athena's help found Hestia's shrine. On the shrine, hidden among one hundred other swords was the Sword of Veracity. Because of the nobility of Hercules' purpose Athena agreed to help him find the Sword of Veracity so that he could use its power in his crusade against injustice. She told him, however, when his need ended he must return the sword to its resting place. This way next time the need is great and the purpose noble another warrior may use the Sword of Veracity to carry on the fight against injustice.

Hercules (hur'-cu-lecz), the son of Zeus and Alcmene of Thebes. Incurring the wrath of Hera, the wife of Zeus, he was made to serve her son, Eurystheus, who enjoined upon him many difficult tasks. Thus he became to the Greeks the type of manly strength and manly endurance. The poets differ as to the number and character of the tasks set before him, but they are generally supposed to have been twelve, called the twelve labors of Hercules. The manner of his death is shrouded, although the story was that the poisoned robe of Nessus sent him by his wife so crazed him that he threw himself upon the funeral pyre of Mount (Eta, and was carried to Olympus, the heaven of the Greeks.

Hercules