Hercules: The Man, the Myth, the Hero
- ISBN-10
- 0786803290
- ISBN-13
- 9780786803293
- Series
- Hercules
- Category
- Juvenile Fiction
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- Disney Press
- Authors
- Kathryn Lasky, Mark Hess
Description
Recounts the story of the mythological hero, Hercules, child of Zeus and a mortal woman, including his twelve labors and ending with his ascension to Mount Olympus as a god.
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