Episode Title:
The Indomitable War God
Episode Description:
The spectators notice that the tattoos on Hercules have grown significantly — and if they continue to grow, the hero will suffer a painful death. Ares explains they are the price to use the power from the Twelve Labors and reminisces on his past. Born Alcides, he was a weak boy who dreamed of fighting for justice. When Ares attempted to wipe out his hometown of Thebes, Alcides consumed ambrosia to obtain godly strength and fight him. Zeus stopped the fight and invited Alcides to join the gods, which he accepted and renamed himself Hercules...
