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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
- 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
- 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
- Ceryneian Hind – Mythopedia
The Ceryneian Hind was a female deer of extraordinary size who was sacred to Artemis In the most popular tradition, Heracles’ third labor was to capture this fabulous creature alive and bring it to Eurystheus
- Graeae – Mythopedia
The Graeae were three sisters who lived in a remote corner of the world, sharing a single eye and a single tooth among them They were best known for (reluctantly) helping Perseus in his quest to slay Medusa
- Erymanthian Boar – Mythopedia
The Erymanthian Boar was a ferocious beast, known for terrorizing those who lived near its mountainous lair In the end, it was captured alive by Heracles, who had been sent to fight the creature for his fourth labor
- 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
- Hippolyta – Mythopedia
Hippolyta was an Amazon queen and the owner of a famous mythical girdle She fought Heracles when the hero was sent to her kingdom to steal the girdle for his ninth labor
- 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
- 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
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