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What was the name of the beast slain by Hercules in his first labor?
The Nemean Lion.
What does Hercules wear as a cloak after his FIRST labor?
He wears the Nemean lion's skin.
What is Hercules' animal?
He does not have a symbol animal. However, his first labor was to kill the Nemean lion and since then he wore its skin.
Why did Hercules win the war against Albion?
Albion, the ruler of the England (then called Albion) attacked Hercules and his army , when he was going for his tenth labor through England. Hercules, as he was not prepared for the attack from such a big army, prayed Zeus for his aid. His prayer was answered and Zeus helped Hercules to kill Albion and his brother and thus Hercules emerged victorious and continued his tenth labor.
Is Hercules half god and half human or just a full mortal?
Hercules (mythology), in Greek mythology, hero noted for his strength and courage and for his many legendary exploits. Hercules is the Roman name for the Greek hero Heracles. He was the son of the god Zeus and Alcmene, wife of the Theban general Amphitryon. Hera, the jealous wife of Zeus, was determined to kill her unfaithful husband's offspring, and shortly after Hercules' birth she sent two great serpents to destroy him. Hercules, although still a baby, strangled the snakes. As a young man Hercules killed a lion with his bare hands. As a trophy of his adventure, he wore the skin of the lion as a cloak and its head as a helmet. The hero next conquered a tribe that had been exacting tribute from Thebes. As a reward, he was given the hand of the Theban princess Megara, by whom he had three children. Hera, still relentless in her hatred of Hercules, sent a fit of madness upon him during which he killed his wife and children. In horror and remorse at his deed Hercules would have slain himself, but he was told by the oracle at Delphi that he should purge himself by becoming the servant of his cousin Eurystheus, king of Mycenae. Eurystheus, urged on by Hera, devised as a penance the 12 difficult tasks, the "Labors of Hercules." II The first task was to kill the lion of Nemea, a beast that could not be wounded by any weapon. Hercules stunned the lion with his club first and then strangled it. He then killed the Hydra that lived in a swamp in Lerna. This monster had nine heads: One head was immortal; when one of the others was chopped off, two grew back in its place. Hercules seared each mortal neck with a burning torch to prevent reproduction of two heads; he buried the immortal head under a rock. He then dipped his arrows into the Hydra's blood to make them poisonous. Hercules' next labor was to capture alive a stag with golden horns and bronze hoofs that was sacred to Artemis, goddess of the hunt, and the fourth labor was to capture a great boar that had its lair on Mount Erímanthos. Hercules then had to clean up in one day the 30 years of accumulated filth left by thousands of cattle in the Augean stables. He diverted the streams of two rivers, causing them to flow through the stables. Hercules next drove off a huge flock of man-eating birds with bronze beaks, claws, and wings that lived near Lake Stymphalus. To fulfill the seventh labor Hercules brought to Eurystheus a mad bull that Poseidon, god of the sea, had sent to terrorize Crete (Kríti). To bring back the man-eating mares of Diomedes, king of Thrace, Hercules killed Diomedes, then drove the mares to Mycenae. Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons, was willing to help Hercules with his ninth labor. As Hippolyta was about to give Hercules her girdle, which Eurystheus wanted for his daughter, Hera made Hippolyta's forces believe Hercules was trying to abduct the queen. Hercules killed Hippolyta, thinking she was responsible for the ensuing attack, and escaped from the Amazons with the girdle. On his way to the island of Erythia to capture the oxen of the three-headed monster Geryon, Hercules set up two great rocks (the mountains Gibraltar and Ceuta, which now flank the Strait of Gibraltar) as a memorial of his journey. After Hercules had brought back the oxen, he was sent to fetch the golden apples of the Hesperides. Because Hercules did not know where these apples were, he sought help from Atlas, father of the Hesperides. Atlas agreed to help him if Hercules would support the world on his shoulders while Atlas got the apples. The old man did not wish to resume his burden, but Hercules tricked Atlas into taking the world back. The 12th and most difficult labor of Hercules was to bring back the three-headed dog Cerberus from the lower world. Hades, god of the dead, gave Hercules permission to take the beast if he used no weapons. Hercules captured Cerberus, brought him to Mycenae, and then carried him back to Hades.
What was hercules first labor to perform for eurystheus?
Traditionally it was to slay the Nemean Lion, which had a hide no steel or stone could penetrate.
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 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.
Who was the victim of Hercules' first labor?
The Nemean lion.
What was the name of the beast slain by Hercules in his first labor?
The Nemean Lion.
What does Hercules wear as a cloak after his FIRST labor?
He wears the Nemean lion's skin.
What is Hercules third labor and who did he do it for?
Hercules' 3rd labor was to find the Ceryneis Hind. He did it for King Eurysetheus.
Why did Hercules need to do labor?
Hercules needed to perform twelve labors as a punishment for killing his wife and children in a fit of madness. Completing the labors was part of his penance to atone for his crime and prove his worthiness to the gods.
What god or goddess is Leo named after?
After the big Lion of Nemea, which Hercules killed as his first labor.
Where did the tenth labor of Hercules take place?
Hercules' tenth labor was to bring back the cattle of Geryon. This took place on the island of Erythia.
What is Hercules' animal?
He does not have a symbol animal. However, his first labor was to kill the Nemean lion and since then he wore its skin.
What is the name of the hairy overcoat that Hercules wears during one of the 12 labors of Hercules?
I believe you are referring to the Nemean's Lion fur. heracle's first labor was defeating the Nemena Lion, and after killing it, Hercules took it's fur and wore it because it was impervious to attacks.
