The rest of his schooling revealed that . . . how shall we put it kindly? . . . It revealed that while nature and fate31 may have gifted Heracles with many fine attributes, wit and wisdom, craft and cunning were not foremost among them. He was, as we might say today, far from the brightest pixel on the screen. He was not stupid, not a brainless oaf by any means, but his real strength was . . . his real strength.
