Fill in the Blanks Hercules' family treeOnline version This is a game to consolidate students' knowledge about Hercules, his family and people who played a role in his life. So, let's play!!! by Angeliki Tsoukala 1 Iolaus Hera Alcemene Zeus Eurystheus Hercules was a semi - god . His immortal father was and his mortal mother . Zeus was married to , the powerful godess who hated Hercules and wanted to kill him . But Hercules was strong , clever and insightful and never fell into her traps . , the king of Argolid , assigned to Hercules 12 labors that he had to complete . Even though Hercules was strong enough to complete the labors on his own , he was usually accompanied by , his beloved and loyal nephew .