# Hercules — The City of God character guide

> Hercules in The City of God by Augustine of Hippo.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** This Hercules, whose great deeds are reckoned as twelve (not including the slaughter of Antaeus the African, because that affair pertains to another Hercules), Antaeus the African, Antaeus

**First appearance:** 0002-part-i-book-i

## Who they are

Legendary hero known for his twelve labors, often cited in pagan mythology.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_city_of_god_se/characters/hercules
- Book: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_city_of_god_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_city_of_god_se/characters