There are different stories on this; he either strangled it, or shot it with a specially created arrow.
Strangulation.
It was the Nemean lion.
because he had sex it
The Nemean lion had a hide so tough, arrows or even sword blades could not pierce it, so Hercules figured he may as well use the lion's own claws, which he did.
The Nemean Lion does exist because the lions all had to come from somewhere so they all came from the Nemean lion. But that's my opinion
Leo the Lion, Contstellation Leo
It was the Nemean lion.
The Nemean lion.
Hercules/Heracles killed the Nemean Lion and the Hydra.
He killed the Nemean lion and used its skin as a cloak.
During the 12 Labours of Hercules, he killed The Nemean Lion, The Lernean Hydra and The Stymphalian Birds
Hercules had to slay the Nemean lion.
The Nemean Lion was the only lion to have a special type of fur.
The Nemean Lion was much fiercer than a normal lion. It was much larger and had a coat of fur that could not be penetrated by any sword or bow, making it the perfect armor. Hercules killed the Nemean Lion by aiming for its exposed mouth.
The Nemean lion.
He wore the "hide" of the Nemean Lion that he killed as the first of his ten labors.
The city of Nemea - hence the Nemean Lion.
No Greek God is said to have rode a lion. However, Hercules killed the Nemean lion for his first task in the service of Eurystheus.