heracles 12 formal labours and personal challenges Flashcards
Which goddess hated heracle’s because of a prior relationship with his father?
hera
what was heracle’s first formal labour
to fight echidna’s offspring, the lion
what was heracle’s second formal labour
to fight another one of echidnas offspring, a 9-headed hydra that breathed toxic fumes
what was heracle’s third formal labour
to bring back the boar from atop Mount Erymanthus and bring it back to Eurystheus alive
what was heracle’s fourth formal labour
to go to the Stymphalian lake and get rid of the swarm of a swarm of deadly birds with poisoned brass feathers
what was heracle’s fifth formal labour
bring back alive one of the sacred hinds of Artemis
what was heracle’s sixth formal labour
clean the stables of King Augeas
what was heracle’s seventh formal labour
to acquire the golden girdle of the queen of the amazons, hippolyta, and bring it back to his cousins.
what was heracle’s eighth formal labour
to bring back the 4 man-eating mares of King Diomedes
what was heracle’s ninth formal labour
to seize a fierce, fire breathing bull from the Island of Crete
what was heracle’s tenth formal labour
to bring back a huge herd of red cows back from an island far out in the ocean
what was heracle’s eleventh formal labour
find Hera’s secret garden of the Hesperides and pick three golden apples from the apple tree
what was heracle’s twelfth formal labour
to go to the underworld, capture Cerberus, three-headed watchdog of Hades and bring him to Eurystheus in Mycenae.
who was giving heracles these formal labours
Eurystheus
who was Eurystheus to heracles?
his cousin
