(2) Lernaean Hydra

• Who tasked Heracles with killing the Lernaean Hydra?

  Eurystheus
• What was the main problem Heracles faced with the Hydra?

  Two heads would grow back when one was removed
• Who helped Heracles in his battle against the Hydra?

  Iolaus
• What did Iolaus do after Heracles removed a head from the Hydra?

  He sealed the neck with a flaming torch
• How did Hera respond to Heracles' progress against the Hydra?

  She sent a giant crab to attack him
• What did Heracles do to the giant crab that attacked him?

  He crushed it
• What did Heracles do with the immortal head of the Hydra after defeating it?

  He buried it under a pile of rocks
• What did Heracles use the Hydra's venom for after defeating it?

  Poison for his arrows
• What did Eurystheus tell Heracles about the labour after he returned?

  It did not count due to his cousin's help