A/N: This is not The Tales of version of Percy Jackson and the Greek Gods or Percy Jackson and the Greek Heroes, but rather The Tales of version of a book I got of Greek and Roman Mythology I got in Rome Italy. The settings will be after 'The Tales of the Heroes of Olympus: The Blood of Olympus' so please read that before getting in this story. Think of this story as something to pass by until The Trials of Apollo books.
Alcmene
As I'm sure many mortal parents of half-bloods can agree, raising one isn't easy. Especially if the half-blood is a child of one of the Big Three and destined for greatness (although my mom never complained).
Alcmene was the wife of Amphitryon and mother Heracles. Although she was forced into marrying Amphitryon, she would not allow it to be consummate until Amphitryon avenge the muder of her brothers by the Teleboeans. WHile he was away, Zeus seduced her by assuming the appearance of Amphitryon, since Almene's chastity was well known. One story has it that Zeus caused the nuptial night to last for three full days. Alcmene was said to have been the last of the mortal woman with whom Zeus was united (yeah right). To deceive her, Zeus made her a present of a gold cup which had belonged to Pterelaus, and told her of the feats accomplished by the real Amphitryon on the expedition. WHen Amphitryon returned and began to tell Alcmene of his campaign, she replied that she already knew all the details of it. Tiresias was consulted and told Amphitryon of his extraordinary misfortune. Amphitryon first decided to punish his wife by burning her on a pyre, but when Zeus caused a downpour which put out the flames, Amphitryon forgave her. Alcmene gave birth to twins, Heracles, the son of Zeus, and Iphicles, the son of Amphitryon.
It wasn't an easy pregnancy though, because Hera, as goddess of childbirth, out of jealously for her mortal rival made every effort to make Alcmene's pregnancy as long as possible. She had another reason for doing so: an oracle of Zeus allowed her, by arranging the moment when the birth should take place, to make Heracles a lsave of his cousin Eurystheus.
Later on Alcmene became a widow and she went with Heracles, Iphicles, and the latter's son Iolaus to try to recapture their original native land Tiryns. They were thwarted by Eurystheus, but even so, at the time of the apotheosis of Heracles, Alcmene was settled in Tiryns with some of her grandchildren. Once Heracles was dead, Eurytheus forced Alcmene to leave Corinth and persuaded Ceyx, the king of Trachis, to undertake to expel the descendants of Heracles who were in his realm. All of them fled to Athens. Eurystheus demanded that the Athenians sould also expel the descendants of Heracles; they refused, and in the war which followed, Eurystheus was killed. His head was carried to Alcmene, who tore out his eyes with spindles. Thereafter Alcmene lived at Thebes. WHen she finally died Zeus sent Hermes to take her body to the Islands of the blessed, where she married Rhadamanthys. Other accounts say that she was raised to Olympus, where she shared in divine honors of her son. It is also sometimes asserted that after the death of Amphitryon Alcmene married Rhadamanthys, at that time in exile, and lived with him at ocaleus in Boeotia.
All I can say is I hope she's more respectful than her son, because Heracles isn't such a great person or god.
Next is two short stories on two guys with the same name: one an archer companion of Heracles (yes him again) and the other a lesser known name of a father of an argonaut.