Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "In ancient Roman religion and myth, Hercules was venerated as a divinized hero and incorporated into the legends of Rome's founding. The Romans adapted Greek myths and the iconography of Heracles into their own literature and art, but the hero developed distinctly Roman characteristics. Some Greek sources as early as the 6th and 5th century BC gave Heracles Roman connections during his famous labors.Dionysius of Halicarnassus places Hercules among divine figures honored at Rome \"whose souls after they had left their mortal bodies are said to have ascended to Heaven and to have obtained the same honours as the gods.\" His apotheosis thus served as one model during the Empire for the concept of the deified emperor."@en }
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- Hercules_in_ancient_Rome abstract "In ancient Roman religion and myth, Hercules was venerated as a divinized hero and incorporated into the legends of Rome's founding. The Romans adapted Greek myths and the iconography of Heracles into their own literature and art, but the hero developed distinctly Roman characteristics. Some Greek sources as early as the 6th and 5th century BC gave Heracles Roman connections during his famous labors.Dionysius of Halicarnassus places Hercules among divine figures honored at Rome \"whose souls after they had left their mortal bodies are said to have ascended to Heaven and to have obtained the same honours as the gods.\" His apotheosis thus served as one model during the Empire for the concept of the deified emperor.".