![]() Obtain the cattle of the monster Geryon The next challenge was to capture the herd guarded by a two-headed dog called Orthos, the herdsman Eurytion and the owner, Geryon a giant with three heads and six legs. Herakles had to retrieve the girdle and return it to Eurystheas. Obtain the girdle of Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons Hippolyta was an Amazon queen and she had a girdle given to her by her father. Steal the Mares of Diomedes The man-eating mares of King Diomedes of Thrace were retrieved by Herakles who fed them their owner. The beast was set free and it rampaged again until it was killed by Theseus. Capture the Kretan Bull After subduing the father of the Minotaur, Herakles delivered it to Eurystheas. Slay the Stymphalian birds After the man-eating birds of Stymphalos begun to be a menace to men as well as livestock, Herakles was sent to slay the fearsome birds, ending their plight. Herakles accomplished the near-impossible task by diverting the rivers Alpheios and Pineios to run through the stable. Clean the Augeian stable the Augeian stable was the home of over 1,000 immortal cattle which belonged to King Augeias of Elis. ![]() He was eventually also successful in capturing the boar. ![]() Capture the Erymanthian Boar Herakles tracked the Erymanthian Boar near a forest in Elis where he also met and killed the centaur Pholos. Capture the Golden Hind of Artemis After chasing the Hind for a year, Herakles succeeded in capturing it and presented it to Eurystheas. Slay the nine-headed Lernaean Hydra Herakles killed the hydra by cutting off each of its heads and cauterizing its necks to prevent them from growing back. After succeeding he wore its hide as a cloak for the remainder of his journeys. Herakles cunningly trapped it in its den and strangled it with his own two hands. Slay the Nemean Lion The hide of the Nemean Lion was said to be impervious to fire or weapons. In some of these, Herakles was aided by companions, most notably Abderos and Iolaos. However, after completing ten, Eurystheas discounted two, and thus demanded Herakles to complete two more, raising the number to twelve. Serving his cousin, King Eurystheas of Mycenae, Herakles was given the task of completing Ten Labours. When Herakles married and had children, Hera drove him mad and made him attack and kill his family. Labours of HeraklesĪmong his many adventures, the most famous were the Twelve Labours. This was taken and hidden from him by the Cercopes, mischievous wood spirits, and the club was said to have sprouted roots and leaves when it hit the ground. ![]() Herakles' most famous weapon was his club, a branch of a wild olive tree in Argolis. During his infancy, Hera sent two snakes to kill him, but he squeezed them to death. As a child, he was found by a kindly old couple, Amphitryon and Alkmene, and was raised by them. The goddess Hera resented Herakles due to him being another illegitimate child of Zeus, as a result, she set out to make Herakles' life as miserable as possible. ![]()
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