Greek myth states that the region near Asini was first populated by the Dryopes, an ancient tribe driven out by Hercules.

Heracles’s journey across Libya and its relentless, unforgiving desert pushed the hero’s endurance to its limits. According to Greek myth, the sun, pulled by Helios in his golden chariot ...

However, Zeus liked Heracles so much that he took him to Mount Olympus and made him immortal. Watch the video below to find out how another famous Greek hero, Perseus, killed a monster called Medusa.