12 Labours Flashcards
1: Nemean lion
To kill the lion
-skinned with its own nails
2: The hydra
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
3: the Cerynitian Hind
To capture the hind
-chased it for a year
4: the Erymanthian Boar
To capture a boar and bring it back alive
5: the Augean Stables
To clean out the stables in a day
6: the Stymphalian Birds
To kill the birds
-killed with arrows
7: the Cretan Bull
Shipped the bull back to main land
8: the Mares of Diomedes
To bring them to the king
9: the Hippolyte’s Belt
To retrieve the belt of their queen for the kings daughter
-she willingly gives Heracles her belt
10: the Cattle of Geyron
To steal the cattle
11: the Apples of the Hesperides
To bring the king golden apples
12: the Capture of Cerberus
To bring the hellhound Cerberus up from Hades