Geryon was a monster, born from parents who were also fierce creatures, and the grandson of Medusa (who had snakes …
The Ninth Labour: Steal the Girdle of Hippolyta
King Eurystheus then sent Heracles on his ninth labor: to steal the magic girdle (a type of belt) from Hippolyta, …
The Eighth Labour: Round up the Mares of Diomedes
Diomedes was a cruel chief who lived in a wild part of the land, next to the Black Sea. He …
The Seventh Labour: Capture the Cretan Bull
Some Greek stories call the Cretan Bull the bull which fathered the minotaur, the half-man, half-bull monster that was later …
The Sixth Labour: Kill the Stymphalian Birds
The Stymphalian birds were birds sacred to the God of War, Ares. They had beaks made of bronze, feathers made …
The Fifth Labour: Clean the Augean Stables
The next task King Eurytheus thought of was supposed to be both impossible and embarrassing: for Heracles to clean the …
The Fourth Labour: Capture the Erymanthian Boar
The boar was a wild, dangerous animal that caused panic amongst people. Heracles decided to talk to his friend Pholus, …
The Third Labour: Capture the Ceryneian Hind
Seeing that Heracles was able to kill dangerous monsters, Hera and King Eurystheus decided to change their plans. They decided …
The Second Labour: Destroy the Lernaean Hydra
The hydra was a snake-like animal with many heads, and if any head was cut off two more grew back. …
The First Labour: Kill the Nemean Lion
The Nemean Lion was a monster that had claws as sharp as swords and golden fur that could not be …