Heracles was commanded by King Eurystheus to clean Augeias' stables as one of his Twelve Labors.
Heracles was to have the tenth part of the oxen as his reward, but when the hero had accomplished his task by leading the rivers Alpheus and Peneus through the stables, Augeas refused to keep his promise. Heracles, therefore, made war upon him, which terminated in his death and that of his sons, with the exception of one, Phyleus, whom Heracles placed on the throne of his father.
King Augeas of Elis.
Hercules cleaned his stables.
The Olympic Games were a series of athletic competitions held for held in honor of Zeus because they want some thing to do and to honor their gods. According to Greek Mythology, Hercules started the games in celebration of his defeating and killing King Augeas and his sons, because Augeas did not give Hercules his promised reward after Hercules had cleaned the king's stables. After the original games, they were repeated every four years.
Ancient legend has it that the god, Hercules instituted a series of athletic events at Olympia which were repeated every 4 yrs. He did this in celebration of his defeating and killing King Augeas and his sons.
For killing his wife and children Hercules had to perform 12 labors a few of them were capturing cerberus the three headed dog that guarded the underworld. killing the hydra and cleaning the stables at augeas
According to Greek mythology Hercules invented this athletic event to celebrate his fifth labour, cleaning all of Augeas' horse stalls in one day. The Greeks say the Olympics were held in honor of the king of the Greek gods, Zeus. Again according to Greek mythology, Hercules created them in honor of of Zeus helping him achieve his fifth labour.
King Eurystheus and Hercules were related because.... Hercules was King Erytheus Eurystheus nephew. Thx for reading!
Augeas king of Elis; Herakles accomplished this task given to him by King Eurystheus by diverting the waters of the rivers Alpheus and Peneus to the stables.
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.
Heracles was to have the tenth part of the oxen as his reward, but when the hero had accomplished his task by leading the rivers Alpheus and Peneus through the stables, Augeas refused to keep his promise. Heracles, therefore, made war upon him, which terminated in his death and that of his sons, with the exception of one, Phyleus, whom Heracles placed on the throne of his father.
Hercules - 1998 Hercules and the King for a Day 1-36 was released on: USA: 24 October 1998
Heracles was to have the tenth part of the oxen as his reward, but when the hero had accomplished his task by leading the rivers Alpheus and Peneus through the stables, Augeas refused to keep his promise. Heracles, therefore, made war upon him, which terminated in his death and that of his sons, with the exception of one, Phyleus, whom Heracles placed on the throne of his father.