sentence: Mortals die, but gods live forever.
sentences_after: Herakles was part mortal, part god. Zeus and his mother was the mortal Alkmene. Zeus' wife Hera was the goddess of marriage. She hated Herakles because he was one of her husband's bastards. She tried many times to kill him, even when he was a baby.
concept_name: mortal
headings: The Labors of Herakles Background
categories: Greek mythology