He finished the tasks even though Eurystheus thought he couldn't.
Hercules was an illegitimate son of Zeus so he was despised by Zeus' wife Hera. One day Hera made Hercules mad and in a rage he killed his wife and children. As a punishment for this Hercules was condemned to perform 12 labours for his rival Eurystheus.
1.the neamean lion 2.the lernaean hydra im sorry there are only 2 i had to do something else sorry but atleast i gave you a head start
Hercules's service was to atone for killing his wife (Megara) and children in a fit of rage.
The phrase "12 loathsome jobs" refers to the character from the book "The Twelve Labors of Hercules" in mythology, specifically the tasks assigned to Hercules by King Eurystheus. In a more modern context, it might also refer to various characters in literature or media who undergo a series of undesirable tasks. If you are looking for a specific reference, please provide more context for an accurate answer.
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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.
Hera originally gave Hercules 10 tasks. But 2 of them she didn't count because he had help. This is why Hercules had to do 12 tasks.
Hercules was given the 12 labors as a form of punishment and redemption after being driven to madness by Hera, which led him to kill his wife and children. To atone for his actions, the Oracle of Delphi instructed him to serve King Eurystheus, who devised the arduous tasks to test Hercules' strength and resolve. Completing these labors would ultimately lead to his redemption and immortality, allowing him to reclaim his honor and status among the gods.
Hercules was given 12 labors to perform in total. The original number was ten, but King Eurystheus added two more because he thought two of the original ten didn't count: Hercules received the help of his nephew Iolaus in slaying the Hydra, and received payment for cleaning the Augean stables/ the rivers her diverted into the stables did all the cleaning for him.
A "herculean" task (after Hercules' 12 labors).
Slay the Nemean Lion.Slay the 9-headed Lernaean Hydra.Capture the Golden Hind of Artemis.Capture the Erymanthian Boar.Clean the Augean stables in a single day.Slay the Stymphalian Birds.Capture the Cretan Bull.Steal the Mares of Diomedes.Obtain the Girdle of the Amazon Queen.Obtain the Cattle of the Monster Geryon.Steal the Apples of the Hesperides.Capture Cerberus.Obtained from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labours_of_Hercules
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.