The Twelve Labors of Heracles

Definition of the glossary term twelve labors of Heracles

Mar 4, 2006 Robin Fowler

Definition of the glossary term twelve labors of Heracles

In Greek and Roman Mythology, Heracles (Roman Hercules) was ordered to complete twelve arduous, and seemingly impossible, labors by Eurystheus, as a punishment for killing his family (thanks to the rage of Hera).

• Bring back the hide of the Nemean Lion
• Slay the Lernaean Hydra
• Capture the last Ceryneian Hind
• Capture the Erymanthian Boar
• Clean the Augean stables in a single day
• Rid Greece of the Stymphalian Birds
• Capture the Cretan Bull
• Steal the Mares of Diomedes
• Get the Girdle of Hippolyta
• Get the Cattle of Geryon
• Steal the Golden Apples of the Hesperides
• Capture Cerberus

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