Hercules is the best known of the Greek heroes famous for his strength. His father was Zeus, the Greek God of Olympus. Because of Zeus’ roving eye, Hercules’ mother was Alcmene. Of all the legends featuring Hercules the one that is most exiting are the ten labours that he was forced to perform. There are a few online slots based on Hercules. Two of the best have been reviewed here.

Hercules Son of Zeus is from Pragmatic Play. And can be played at online casinos like InterCasino. The first labour of Hercules was slaying the Nemean Lion. Hercules wearing the coat of the lion awards the highest lime payouts. It appears stacked on the reels and it is possible to have all spots on 5x4 layout with this symbol leading to a payout of 40,000 coins. The other high paying symbols are statuesque representations of the other labours of Hercules like the three-headed dog Cerberus, Cretan Bull, Erymanthian Boar, Golden Hind of Artemis and Stymphalian Bird. The Greek temple is the wild symbol. Zeus makes an appearance on a coin as the scatter symbol. When it appears on reels 2, 3 and 4 in the same spin it triggers 6 free spins and pays 2x the total bet. Sticky wilds are added to the reels in each free spin. During the feature each scatter symbol awards one more free spin.

Prince of Olympus is from the Playtech Age of the Gods series and is live at online casinos like Omni Casino and Mansion Casino. Hercules wearing the hide of the Nemean Lion is the wild symbol. The other high paying symbols are Cerberus and the three golden apples from the garden of Hesperides, which he had to collect as one of his labours. The broad belt and huge club of Hercules are also symbols. The Herculean Strength feature is triggered when the wild symbol appears on the centre of reel 3. It expands to cover the reel and awards two re-spins with the reel locked. Slaying the nine-headed hydra is depicted in the Hydra Bonus feature, which gets activated by the hydra symbol. Hercules combats the hydra and you win bonus credits and multipliers based on his success. The Hercules logo awards scatter payouts and triggers 10 free spins in which all payouts are multiplied three times. The free spins can be retriggered. Prince of Olympus is linked to the four-tier progressive jackpot of the Age of the Gods series slot games.