Hercules Daddy...

*shrugs* I'm of the impression that Zeus had a little fun with Alchemene (sp?), by way of that obsessive "Cretan Bull" wanna-be. If said character (forget his name, and would rather not remember) had been in possession of his, admittedly, dubious senses, I very much doubt that he would have raped the high priestess of his patron goddess. As evidenced by the storm, Zeus was definitely there that night and very easily could have taken over the guy's body. Whether or not that makes Herc his biological son is debatable, but Zeus might well be his father in spirit. I keep thinking of that lightning strike of his when Hercules tried to kill himself, of what it could mean. Granted, it could just be that the king of the gods wanted to see justice be done and that it'd be pretty hard for such a thing to come about with Herc dead, but I'm still inclined to believe that Zeus was protecting his son. After all, our favorite "demi-god" seemed to have more than his fair share of near-death experiences, and yet even as a baby he always managed to escape somehow. Coincidence? Luck, maybe? ^_~ You be the judge.

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