12 Labours Flashcards

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1: Nemean lion

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To kill the lion
-skinned with its own nails

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2: The hydra

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To kill the hydra
-when you chop one head off 2 more grow in its place
-it’s breath is lethal
-cousin burned its neck to stop the heads from growing then buried the main head

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3: the Cerynitian Hind

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To capture the hind
-chased it for a year

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4: the Erymanthian Boar

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To capture a boar and bring it back alive

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5: the Augean Stables

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To clean out the stables in a day

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6: the Stymphalian Birds

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To kill the birds
-killed with arrows

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7: the Cretan Bull

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Shipped the bull back to main land

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8: the Mares of Diomedes

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To bring them to the king

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9: the Hippolyte’s Belt

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To retrieve the belt of their queen for the kings daughter
-she willingly gives Heracles her belt

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10: the Cattle of Geyron

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To steal the cattle

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11: the Apples of the Hesperides

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To bring the king golden apples

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12: the Capture of Cerberus

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To bring the hellhound Cerberus up from Hades

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