The Between Greek Mythology And The Berserkers From Norse...

Those that have read certain comic books, or seen some movies, know that Hulk is a huge creature with immense strength and an incredible healing factor. When inspecting other historic and mythological figures, it could be that the Hulk is very similar to Hercules from Greek mythology, and the Berserkers from Norse history and mythology. To begin with, the Hulk is only half of the equation to the character. Originally, Hulk was a human named Bruce Banner. Banner was an incredible scientist that at one time oversaw gamma bomb development. â€Å"On the day of the bomb’s scheduled detonation, Banner saw someone in the testing area. Hoping to rescue this person, Banner went into the testing area†¦ This resulted in Banner being caught in the Gamma Bomb explosion and thus exposed to an incredibly massive amount of gamma radiation.â€Å"(Comic Vine). In most humans, an incident like the one Banner went through would have killed them; at the very least they would be riddled wit h cancer. No such things plagued banner, instead of killing him, it gave him a form of power. When Banner becomes too angry, he transforms into the giant green creature that is referred to as the Hulk. Hulk gains his powers from his anger, the more fury that Hulk has, the more powerful he becomes. Additionally, Mythologically speaking the Berserkers, are similar to hulk. The Berserkers were reported to be a sort of gang that worshiped Odin in the Norse religion. Throughout history, Berserkers have been infamous