Hercules and Atlas in search of golden apples

Greek mythology contains the bases of Western culture, that is why it is important that the little ones drink from it. To make these legends easier, in Guiainfantil we are adapting all the mythological stories in the form of short stories for children. In this story they tell us how the Greek hero H

Greek mythology contains the bases of Western culture, that is why it is important that the little ones drink from it. To make these legends easier, in Guiainfantil we are adapting all the mythological stories in the form of short stories for children.

In this story they tell us how the Greek hero Hercules goes to the ends of the world in search of the golden apples and how he meets Atlas, a titan who was already tired of holding the world on your shoulders

The hero Hercules and Atlas holding the world

The Greek hero Hercules spent his life facing hard work that the gods put him. One of those jobs was to get a few apples of gold, of those that the gods ate and that were in a tree in the garden of the Hesperides, there in the confines of the world.

The task was not easy for Hercules and that he was a hero who could with everything. The first had to reach the end of the world because that was where the garden of the Hesperides was located. Once there he had to enter the garden and kill the dragon guarding the apple tree so he could pick up a few golden apples.

At the garden gate he met the titan Atlas who was holding the ball of the world on his shoulders.

- Hello Hercules, what are you doing at the end of the world? - said Atlas while sweat squirted down his forehead from the effort he was making while holding the world.

- I'm coming for some golden apples- answered Hercules - why are you holding the world?

- So that it does not fall. Zeus has punished me after a strong argument, but I can no longer handle this weight, "said Atlas. The TitanAtlas

was so tired of holding the world on his shoulders that he thought of cheating Hercules to take his place. - If you want I go into the garden to take the apples, because you alone will not be able to kill the dragon. I am stronger, "said Atlas. Vaya - Wow, thank you - answered Hercules

. And then Atlastook off the ball of the world, placed it to

Hercules on the shoulders and entered the garden.While waiting for Atlas to return, Hercules realized the deception, but he was not willing to stay for life there, with all that weight of the world.

Atlas came out of the garden smiling, with a few golden apples and was very determined to run away from there, but Hercules slowed him down. - Friend Atlas - he said - I think you have put me wrong the ball of the world and I am hurting in a shoulder. Can you put it well? Atlas did not see the trap and went to take the world to put it better

Hercules . At that time, the Greek hero came out from under the ball of the world and snatched the golden apples toAtlas

. This is how everything went back to normal, the Titan Atlas that holds the world so that it does not fall, and the heroHercules traveling the world overcoming a thousand tests.Laura Vélez. Editor of Guiainfantil.com