Hercules Greece’s greatest hero B Yu Hsien Lin B Huan Hsiao Chang Department of Environmental Biology and Fisheries Science
Birth of Hercules Father: Zeus Mother: Alcmene
Hera and Hercules Hercules: glorious gift of Hera send snake Hera make him crazy murder his wife and children
12 Labors Apollo and Hercules Eurysthues: king of MycenaeEurysthues Further adventures for Hercules
Lion: skib of invulnerable Arrow Choke Get skin of the lion 1.The Nemean Lion
2.The Hydra of Lerna Hydra: immortal and indesteructible Iolaus Cut Burn under rock Crab from Hera: help Hydra
3.The Cerynitian Hind Hind: a red deer with golden horns Belong to Artemis Hercules: use the nets Apollo & Artemis: Promise
4.The Erymanthian Boar Boar: huge, bad temper, attack men and animal Chase Drive it into deep snow
5.The Stables of Augeas King Augeas In a single day and without the assistance Humiliate: decline to be done by his own hand
6.The Stymphalian Birds Chase away birds: Lake Stymphalus Athena: brazen castanets ( from Hephaestus) Clash shot them down
Cretan bull: from Poseidon Poseidon’s punishment 7.The Cretan Bull
8.The MARES OF DIOMEDES Diomedes: son of Ares 1.drive it to the beach defeat them & slay Diomedes 2.kill Diomedes by throwing him to mares
9.The Belt of Hippolyte Asia Minor Eurytheus’ daugher desire to own the belt of Ares Possessor: Amazons Hippolyte Hera disguise an Amazon: carry off Queen Fighting: Hercules win
10. The Cattle of Geryon Geryon: king of Iberia: the body of three man grown together Herdsman: Eurytion: two-headed watchdog Club the dog & kill the man Menoetes: report Geryon be killed Took cattle away
Hesperides: daughter of Atlas Prometheus: ask Atlas to fetch apples Pillar of Heaven Rival Athena Hesperides 11. The Apples of the Hesperides
Prometheus & Hercules Heracles came to Mount Caucasus, killed the eagle, and released him
12. The Capture of Cerberus Menoetes: wrestle Ask Hedes for Cerberus: Master without weapon Dragon in tail In chains by Persephone
Woman and Hercules Hera Megara Deianira Hebe
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Hercules and Eurytheus Zeus’ declaration Hera
Second wife Deianira: wrestle with the river-god Ferryman :centaur, Nessos assault Derianira be shot Blood: love potion
Hercules and Hebe Hercules' funeral pyre. Zeus: he had suffered enough. Hera agreed and ended her anger. Athena Olympus Marry hebe