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Hercules' cousin, Eurystheus, was the king of Mycenae at the time Hercules was doing his labors. It was Eurystheus who sent Hercules on the labors.
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Who is the person who gave Hercules the twelve labors?
the king of Mycenae, Eurystheus
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 hero performed twelve remarkable labors to please a vengeful king?
Hercules was the hero who performed twelve remarkable labors.
Who gave Heracles the 10 labors?
The Twelve Labors of Heracles were demanded by Hera, wife of Zeus, and given by Eurystheus, the king of Tiryns and Mycenae.
Who did Hercules do the twelve labors for?
Twelve Labors He did it for a oracle Delphi.Answer 2:The oracle told him to do them, but it was king Eurysteus he did them for.
Whose stables did Hercules clean for one of his twelve labors?
King Augeas of Elis.
When Hercules was alive who was king of Mycenae?
King Minos
Who is the taskmaster of Hercules?
king Eurystheus of Mycenae
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.
Which olympian goddess made Hercules perform 12 labors?
The goddess Hera, determined to make trouble for Hercules, made him lose his mind. In a confused and angry state, he killed his own wife and children. When he awakened from his "temporary insanity," Hercules was shocked and upset by what he'd done. He prayed to the god Apollo for guidance, and the god's oracle told him he would have to serve Eurystheus, the king of Tiryns and Mycenae, for twelve years, in punishment for the murders. As part of his sentence, Hercules had to perform twelve Labors, feats so difficult that they seemed impossible. Fortunately, Hercules had the help of Hermes and Athena, sympathetic deities who showed up when he really needed help. By the end of these Labors, Hercules was, without a doubt, Greece's greatest hero.
Which mythical Greek hero performed 12 labors?
Initially, Hercules was required to complete ten labors, not twelve. King Eurystheus decided Hercules' first task would be to bring him the skin of an invulnerable lion which terrorized the hills around Nemea.
King who requested the labors from Hercules?
Eurystheus
