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Heracles – Mythopedia Heracles, son of Zeus, was a hero famous for his physical strength and for performing the Twelve Labors He was easily recognized by his lion skin, club, and bow
Heracles (Play) – Mythopedia 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
Iphicles – Mythopedia Iphicles, son of Alcmene and Amphitryon, was the half-brother of Heracles and a minor hero himself His son Iolaus became Heracles’ faithful companion
Hydra – Mythopedia The Hydra, a child of the Greek monsters Typhoeus and Echidna, was a creature with multiple serpent heads It lived in the swamps of Lerna in Greece, where it terrorized the region’s inhabitants until it was slain by the mighty Heracles
Cerberus – Mythopedia Cerberus, the terror-inspiring offspring of the primordial monsters Typhoeus and Echidna, was the guard dog of the Greek Underworld In most literary and artistic representations, Cerberus had three heads and a mane of snakes
Antaeus – Mythopedia Antaeus, son of Poseidon, was a famously strong wrestler from Libya who was slain by the hero Heracles Antaeus could not be defeated as long as he was touching the earth, so Heracles hoisted him off the ground to kill him
Shield of Heracles – Mythopedia 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
Nemean Lion – Mythopedia The Nemean Lion was a ferocious beast whose hide was invulnerable to weapons It terrorized Nemea until Heracles finally killed it with his bare hands as the first of his Twelve Labors
Stymphalian Birds – Mythopedia The Stymphalian Birds were dangerous creatures who plagued the woods around Lake Stymphalus Heracles chased them away—or, in some traditions, wiped them out entirely—as one of his Twelve Labors
Ladon – Mythopedia Ladon was a formidable serpent or dragon, tasked with guarding the golden apples hidden in the Garden of the Hesperides When Heracles came to steal the apples for his eleventh labor, he first had to find a way around the imposing Ladon