6. Hercules

• How many labours did Hercules have?

  12
• What was his first labour and what happened during it?

  1st labour: Nemean Lion

  Event: He strangles the lion to death as his skin is impenetrable, and skins the lion and makes its fur a cloak
• What was the name if his 2nd labour and what happened during it?

  2nd Labour: Lernaean Hydra Event: Hercules defeated the Hydra by cutting its neck and seal its neck with a torch to prevent regrowth.
• What was Hercules' 3rd labour and what happened?

  3rd labour: Capture of the Golden Hind. Event: Hercules captured the Hind alive by tying its legs and carrying it back to Mycenae.
• What was Hercules' 4th labour and what happened?


  4th labour: The Erymanthian Boar.

  Event: A massive boar was terrorising the countryside . Hercules chased it and when it got tired Hercules carried it to Mycenae
• What was Hercules' 5th labour and what happened?

  5th Labour: The Augean Stables.

  Event: Hercules diverted two rivers to clean the stables in a single day. Augeas refused to pay him so he defeated the king with an army.
• What was Hercules' 6th labour and what happened?

  6th Labour: Stymphalian Birds.

  Event: Hercules used a rattle made by Hephaistos to rouse the birds into the sky he then shot them down.
• What was Hercules' 7th labour and what happened?

  7th Labour: Cretan Bull

  Event: The bull has been destroying Cretan land. Hercules Crept up behind the bull and strangled it but let it breathe. He rides the bull acres the sea to Greece
• What was Hercules' 8th labour and what happened?

  8th labour: Mares of Diomedes.

  Event: Hercules tamed the man-eating horses by feeding them their owner, Diomedes, because the horses ate his friend
• What was Hercules' 9th labour and what happened?

  9th Labour: Hippolyte's belt

  Event: Hippolyte gave her belt to Hercules, Hera disguised herself as a Amazon and said that Hercules wanted Hippolyte. So the Amazons decide to kill him, he though that this was what the queen had planed and then he killed Hippolyte
• What was Hercules' 10th labour and what happened?


  10th Labour: The Cattle of Geryon.

  Event: Hercules had to retrieve the cattle, with red hides, as he was leaving another shepherd warned Geryon about it and Hercules managed to defeat him with his club and bow & arrow
• What was Hercules' 11th labour and what happened?

  11th Labour: Apples of the Hesperides.

  Event: Hercules had to find the golden apples. He went to get the apples from Atlas. Atlas made him hold up the sky and Hercules tricked him and got the apples.
• What was Hercules' 12th labour and what happened?

  12th Labour: Cerberus

  Event: Hades and Persephone said that if he could capture Cerberus without weapons he could take him. He strangled Cerberus.
• Hercules' parents are Alcmene and Zeus.
• Hercules was sent on the 12 Labours by King Eurystheus