D&D 5E Meet Hercules, The Mightiest Demigod!

The mighty Hercules (or Heracles) is an iconic Greek hero, and a true mythological figure. Mythological Figures & Maleficent Monsters, coming soon to Kickstarter, compiles Mike Myler's fantastic column here on EN World, with brand new art in a gorgeous full-colour book.

 

[Garthanos]

i originally read this as "with no nipples to flank them they refused her".

#dyslexic
#mylife

I was so confused!

blink blink your brain is interesting with its pattern recognition friend ... that is significantly outside my humor.

 

[Son of the Serpent]

blink blink your brain is interesting with its pattern recognition friend ... that is significantly outside my humor.

My dyslexia doesnt have a bias toward sexual things if thats what you're getting at. This was highly unusual. Its not biased against that either though so inevitably, sometimes the inaccuracies just line up to produce something ridiculous.

 

[gyor]

Interesting note, Hecules can be found in Buddhism as a protector of the Buddha. This is because the Greco-Indian Kingdom and Greco-Bactian Kingdom had a lot of Greek Monks, and elements of Ancient Greek religion found their way into Buddhaism and Hinduism (like Greek Astrology). In fact it's believed it was Greek Buddhist Monks who brought Buddhism to China.

 

[Son of the Serpent]

Interesting note, Hecules can be found in Buddhism as a protector of the Buddha. This is because the Greco-Indian Kingdom and Greco-Bactian Kingdom had a lot of Greek Monks, and elements of Ancient Greek religion found their way into Buddhaism and Hinduism (like Greek Astrology). In fact it's believed it was Greek Buddhist Monks who brought Buddhism to China.

Now that...is incredibly interesting.

Do you have a good book recommendation for me to dig into that a bit more? Im fascinated.

 

[Garthanos]

Interesting note, Hecules can be found in Buddhism as a protector of the Buddha. This is because the Greco-Indian Kingdom and Greco-Bactian Kingdom had a lot of Greek Monks, and elements of Ancient Greek religion found their way into Buddhaism and Hinduism (like Greek Astrology). In fact it's believed it was Greek Buddhist Monks who brought Buddhism to China.

Oooh that is a savory bit. Bodhisattva? (Transcendent World Protector)

 

[gyor]

Now that...is incredibly interesting.

Do you have a good book recommendation for me to dig into that a bit more? Im fascinated.

"Heracles became Vajrapani, guardian of Sakyamuni. There is a wealth of material and studies on the subject... to explain how Heracles went from being a purely classical Greek figure to being a guardian god in the Buddhist pantheon." HSING, I-TIEN, and WILLIAM G. CROWELL. “Heracles in the East: The Diffusion and Transformation of His Image in the Arts of Central Asia, India, and Medieval China.” Asia Major, vol. 18, no. 2, 2005, pp. 103–154. JSTOR, [www.jstor.org/stable/41649907]"

From Wikipedia. Vajrapani has also been connected to Zeus.

 

[gyor]

Oooh that is a savory bit. Bodhisattva? (Transcendent World Protector)

Yes, the Bodhisattva Vajrapani.

 

[Garthanos]

Hero is the greek word for Defender...

 

[Garthanos]

Quirky bit Doctor Strange is identified as a Bodhisattva too.

 

[Son of the Serpent]

"Heracles became Vajrapani, guardian of Sakyamuni. There is a wealth of material and studies on the subject... to explain how Heracles went from being a purely classical Greek figure to being a guardian god in the Buddhist pantheon." HSING, I-TIEN, and WILLIAM G. CROWELL. “Heracles in the East: The Diffusion and Transformation of His Image in the Arts of Central Asia, India, and Medieval China.” Asia Major, vol. 18, no. 2, 2005, pp. 103–154. JSTOR, [www.jstor.org/stable/41649907]"

From Wikipedia. Vajrapani has also been connected to Zeus.

YES! BRAIN FOOD! Thankyou.