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Hercules captured Cerberus by using only his hands; Hercules couldn't use any weapons because Hades told him that he can only take Cerberus out of the underworld only if he used his own hands. There are no clear descriptions of how Hercules tamed the beast from any Greek or Roman poet.
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∙ 13y agoHe brought it back alive to Eurystheus, his cousin.
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What is the seventh task of Hercules?
To capture the Cretan Bull.
Who captured the cretan bull?
Hercules.
What is the animal that Heracles had to capture on Crete?
A bull that was said to breathe fire. The Cretan Bull was the property of King Minos, and this was the seventh labor given to Hercules by King Eurystheus.
What were Hercules 12 tasks?
The 12 labors of Hercules consisted of his having to kill the Nemean lion , destroy the Lernaean Hydra , capture the Ceryneian Hind , capture the Erymanthian Boar , clean the Augean Stables , kill the Stymphalian Birds , capture the Cretan Bull , round up the Mares of Diomedes , steal the Girdle of Hippolyte , herd the Cattle of Geryon and capture Cerberus.
What was the animal that Heracles captures in crete?
The Cretan Bull
Hercules had to capture a wild bull that was killing people on what island?
Crete
What is the largest bull?
Cretan bull
Heracles releases the Cretan Bull and it becomes the Bull of?
Marathon.
How many laborors did Hercules have?
Hercules (Greek name - Heracles) had to do 12 works:To kill the Nemean lion.To destroy the Lernaean Hydra.To capture the Ceryneian Hind.To capture the Erymanthian Boar.To clean the Augean Stables.To kill the Stymphalian Birds.To capture the Cretan Bull.To round up the Mares of Diomedes.To steal the Girdle of Hippolyte.To herd the Cattle of Geryon.To fetch the Apples of Hesperides.To capture Cerberus.
Who are the the characters in story of Hercules?
The main characters in the story of Hercules is , of course, Hercules. The other characters are, Juno, Eurystherus, Megara, Iolaus, the Lernean Hydra, Erymanthian Boar, Cerynitian Hind, Augeus and the cattle, Cretan Bull, Stymphalian Birds, Diomedes and the horses, Hippolite, Geryon and the cattle, Hesperidas, Atlas, and Cerberus.
Does a Greek demon have a head of a bull?
Only the Cretan Minotaur had.
Who was a bull in Greek mythology?
The Cretan bull was a bull in Greek mythology. It was said to have either fathered the Minotaur, or was the bull that carried Europa away.
