Jul 14, 2023 · Heracles then collected the apples and returned to Eurystheus. Labor #12: Cerberus. Heracles’ final labor was the most daunting: to go down to the Underworld and bring back Cerberus, Hades’ three-headed guard dog. Against all odds, Heracles was able to cross into the Underworld, wrestle Cerberus, and convince Hades to let him bring the dog ...

Mar 9, 2023 · After Heracles’ death, the Heraclids were pursued and nearly wiped out by Heracles’ old enemy Eurystheus. Driven out of Greece, they eventually returned with an unstoppable army and proceeded to conquer Mycenae, Sparta, and Argos, among other cities.

Mar 6, 2023 · The Heracles is a tragedy by Euripides, usually dated to around 415 BCE. In the play, Heracles returns home after completing his Twelve Labors, just in time to save his family from a violent usurper. But he is driven mad by the gods and ends up killing the wife and children he has just saved.

Jul 5, 2023 · Attic black-figure neck amphora depicting Heracles (left) and Iolaus (right) fighting Cycnus (center), attributed to the Painter of Oxford 569 or to the Leagros Group (ca. 510–500 BCE) Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg CC BY 3.0 The Birth of Heracles and Iphicles. Heracles and Iphicles were twins who shared a mother but had different fathers.

Mar 8, 2023 · The Shield of Heracles is a brief epic poem incorrectly attributed to Hesiod, probably composed around the early sixth century BCE. It tells of the battle between the hero Heracles and the warrior Cycnus, but it is most famous—as the title suggests—for its long and detailed description of Heracles’ shield.

Mar 21, 2023 · Heracles’ Third (or Fourth) Labor. Heracles was sent to catch the Ceryneian Hind as one of his Twelve Labors. Hera, who hated the hero because he was the bastard son of her husband Zeus, forced Heracles to complete these grueling tasks for his cousin Eurystheus, the king of Mycenae. Capturing the Ceryneian Hind was either the third or fourth ...

Sep 11, 2023 · According to one account, Antaeus was also an expert at throwing the solos, a kind of iron discus; after Heracles killed Antaeus, he took his solos as a trophy. Heracles later gave it to Peleus, who in turn passed it down to his son Achilles. Antaeus’ most famous attribute, however, was his partial invulnerability.

Mar 22, 2023 · When Heracles finally reached Erytheia, he made quick work of Geryon. Though the monster was helped by his herdsman Eurytion, his two-headed guard dog Orthus, and his many limbs, he was no match for Heracles. According to Apollodorus, Heracles promptly found Geryon’s herd, killed Orthus and Eurytion, and began driving the cattle away.

Jul 11, 2023 · Some authors simply report that Heracles killed Hippolyta and stole her girdle. But others give a more detailed account. According to Apollodorus, Hippolyta was impressed by Heracles and was willing to give him the girdle without a fight. Indeed, she boarded Heracles’ ship in order to talk with the hero and hand over the prize.

Mar 24, 2023 · Years later, Heracles did fall in love with another woman, the princess Iole, and Deianira decided to use Nessus’ “love charm.” She smeared some of the poisoned blood on one of Heracles’ shirts. As soon as Heracles put it on, the Hydra’s poison infected him, and he began writhing in terrible agony.