1. Hercules Greece’s greatest hero B92310009 Yu Hsien Lin B92310043 Huan Hsiao Chang Department of Environmental Biology and Fisheries Science

2. Birth of Hercules Father: Zeus Mother: Alcmene

3. Hera and Hercules Hercules: glorious gift of Hera send snake Hera make him crazy  murder his wife and children

4. 12 Labors Apollo and Hercules Eurysthues: king of MycenaeEurysthues Further adventures for Hercules

5. Lion: skib of invulnerable Arrow  Choke Get skin of the lion 1.The Nemean Lion

6. 2.The Hydra of Lerna Hydra: immortal and indesteructible Iolaus Cut  Burn  under rock Crab from Hera: help Hydra

7. 3.The Cerynitian Hind Hind: a red deer with golden horns Belong to Artemis Hercules: use the nets Apollo & Artemis: Promise

8. 4.The Erymanthian Boar Boar: huge, bad temper, attack men and animal Chase  Drive it into deep snow

9. 5.The Stables of Augeas King Augeas In a single day and without the assistance Humiliate: decline to be done by his own hand

10. 6.The Stymphalian Birds Chase away birds: Lake Stymphalus Athena: brazen castanets ( from Hephaestus) Clash  shot them down

11. Cretan bull: from Poseidon Poseidon’s punishment 7.The Cretan Bull

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. Hesperides: daughter of Atlas Prometheus: ask Atlas to fetch apples Pillar of Heaven Rival  Athena  Hesperides 11. The Apples of the Hesperides

16. Prometheus & Hercules Heracles came to Mount Caucasus, killed the eagle, and released him

17. 12. The Capture of Cerberus Menoetes: wrestle Ask Hedes for Cerberus: Master without weapon Dragon in tail In chains by Persephone

18. Woman and Hercules Hera Megara Deianira Hebe

19. References http://homepage.mac.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/

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21. Hercules and Eurytheus Zeus’ declaration Hera

22. Second wife Deianira: wrestle with the river-god Ferryman :centaur, Nessos  assault Derianira  be shot Blood: love potion

23. Hercules and Hebe Hercules' funeral pyre. Zeus: he had suffered enough. Hera agreed and ended her anger. Athena  Olympus Marry hebe