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He finished the tasks even though Eurystheus thought he couldn't.
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Why did Hercules have to perform the 12 tasks?
Hercules was an illegitimate son of Zeus so he was despised by Zeus' wife Hera. One day Hera made Hercules mad and in a rage he killed his wife and children. As a punishment for this Hercules was condemned to perform 12 labours for his rival Eurystheus.
What are Hercules's 12 tasks for Eurystheus?
1.the neamean lion 2.the lernaean hydra im sorry there are only 2 i had to do something else sorry but atleast i gave you a head start
Why did Hercules serve King Eurystheus for 12 years?
Hercules's service was to atone for killing his wife (Megara) and children in a fit of rage.
Who assigned Hercules his 12 tasks?
Apollo
Did Hera make Heracles perform 12 labors?
Yes, in a way. She drove Heracles/Hercules into a fit of madness, so he killed his wife and children. Afterwards, when he discovered what he had done, he did the 12 labors as a way of redeeming himself. The king Eurystheus was the one who gave him those tasks.
What is the number of labors demanded of Hercules by Hera?
Hera originally gave Hercules 10 tasks. But 2 of them she didn't count because he had help. This is why Hercules had to do 12 tasks.
Adjective Greek superhero 12 impossible tasks?
A "herculean" task (after Hercules' 12 labors).
How many tasks was Hercules given to perform in total?
Hercules was given 12 labors to perform in total. The original number was ten, but King Eurystheus added two more because he thought two of the original ten didn't count: Hercules received the help of his nephew Iolaus in slaying the Hydra, and received payment for cleaning the Augean stables/ the rivers her diverted into the stables did all the cleaning for him.
Did the greek goddess Athena help Hercules when he did the 12 tasks?
Yes
Did Hercules complete his tasks?
Slay the Nemean Lion.Slay the 9-headed Lernaean Hydra.Capture the Golden Hind of Artemis.Capture the Erymanthian Boar.Clean the Augean stables in a single day.Slay the Stymphalian Birds.Capture the Cretan Bull.Steal the Mares of Diomedes.Obtain the Girdle of the Amazon Queen.Obtain the Cattle of the Monster Geryon.Steal the Apples of the Hesperides.Capture Cerberus.Obtained from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labours_of_Hercules
Why did Hercules have to perform the 12 labors?
The labors of Hercules were set by Eurystheus King of the Tiryns and Mycenae. The labors were a set of 12 extremely difficult, so difficult they were almost impossible, tasks, They were given as a punishment after Hercules killed his wife and children.
What are Odysseus' twelve tasks?
Odysseus did not have specifically have 12 tasks, set apart from the rest. You are probably thinking of Hercules.
