(11) The apples of the hesperides

• What gift did Gaia present to Zeus and Hera?

  Golden apples
• Who guarded the golden apples in the garden of the Hesperides?

  The Hesperides, who were Nymphs
• Who were the Hesperides the daughters of?

  Atlas
• What were the Hesperides associated with?

  The light of the world
• What was Heracles' eleventh task?

  To collect the golden apples
• Why was Heracles' task to collect the apples long?

  He was unaware of the garden's location
• Where did Heracles' journey to find the apples take him?

  From Northern Africa to the Near East, then to Illyria
• Who did Heracles fight in Illyria?

  The river Achelous
• Where was the Titan Prometheus chained?

  On Mount Caucasus
• Why was Prometheus chained by Zeus?

  For defying the gods
• What happened to Prometheus each day?

  An eagle pecked out his liver
• What occurred to Prometheus' liver each night?

  It grew back
• What did Heracles do when he arrived at Mount Caucasus?

  He killed the eagle
• What did Prometheus tell Heracles as a reward?

  How to acquire the apples
• Who was tasked with holding up the skies?

  Atlas
• What offer did Heracles make to Atlas?

  To hold the sky while Atlas got the apples
• What clever trick did Heracles use to escape with the apples?

  He asked Atlas to hold them for a moment
• Why were the apples not allowed to stay with King Eurystheus?

  They were the property of Zeus
• What happened to the apples after Heracles presented them to Eurystheus?

  Athena took them back to the garden