The Fusco Brothers by J.C. Duffy for October 25, 2023

However, an excellent opportunity to get him to do 12 of those irritating tasks you hate doing yourself.

does Hera have an upper messed-up lip?

Pretty good wind up, but she’s not swinging.

Lance does work?

she should have three red ?s across her sweater

As a fishing expedition, Lance, that’s a whopper.

Although “Heracles” literally means “Hera’s glory,” the name is ironic; Hera HATED her husband’s illegitimate son (she sent the snakes to kill him in his cradle). They didn’t hang out.

She was, however, indirectly responsible for the 12 labors; Hera inflicted Heracles with a madness that made him murder his wife and children; Apollo (according to some accounts) charged Heracles with the labors as atonement.

The labors were penance for killing his first wife

That’s “Heracles” in the original.

Lance had felt it a Herculean task memorizing all of that just to try and sweet talk her.

Hey, he said she was like a goddess. Don’t complain.