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Who was the hero that accidentally killed his children and went through twelve labors?
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Hercules, I think
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What happened after Hercules killed megara?
His punishment for the slaying of his wife and children was to labor for his rival Eurystheus. These became the Twelve Labors.
What was Hercules' reward?
If you mean reward for the 10/12 labors, there was no reward. He was to perform these as penance for having killed his wife and three children.
What was Hercules journey?
Hercules had to complete twelve labors to make up for killing his wife and children. He was made mad by Hera when he killed them.
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.
Why did eurytheus make Heracles perform 12 labors?
Heracles was driven mad by Hera and in his madness he killed his children. To repay for this crime he was set 10 labors by his archenemy Eurystheus. However of the first 10 labors Eurystheus only accepted 8 of them and assingned him two more. If Heracles completed all the labors his sins would be forgiven and he would be granted immorality.
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.
In Greek Mythology why was the Hydra killed?
The Lernean Hydra is killed by Heracles in his second of twelve labors. However why the Hydra is killed is never fully explained.
Who performed twelve labors in Greek mythology?
The hero Heracles (Hercules) performed the twelve labors after being driven mad by Hera to kill his children.
Why did Hercules commit to performing the labors?
Actually it was because Hera was jealous because Zeus had cheated on her and the lady gave birth to Hercules. So Hera made Hercules go mad and kill his family. After he did this he was saddened so he prayed to Apollo and he told Hercules to complete the 12 labors to make up for his crime.
What are Orion Leo lyra and Gemini?
things that hurcules killed when he had to go thru twelve labors
What is the animal skin that Hercules wore called?
He wore the "hide" of the Nemean Lion that he killed as the first of his ten labors.
Was Hercules punished for anything?
yes, he got drunk and murdered his family Not exactly. Hercules was driven to madness and murder through no fault of his own, but he still performed the Twelve Labors as atonement for the killing of his family. Atonement is by definition a voluntary punishment. If it is not voluntary, it is not atonement.
