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12 labours of hercules 1.73/25/2023 ![]() ![]() Hera, angry that her side was losing the battle, sent a huge crab to distract Heracles, which he simply squashed under his foot. The plan was successful no more heads would appear. Iolaus, probably advised by the goddess Athena who favoured the hero, thought of an idea and put it in action as soon as Heracles would chop one of the monster's heads, Iolaus would cauterise the stump with a firebrand. A little help from his nephewĪt that point, the hero felt hopeless, so he asked for the help of his nephew, Iolaus. However, when he chopped one of the Hydra's heads, he realised in horror that two new heads would spring back. To lure the Hydra out of its lair, the hero shot flaming arrows, achieving his intent. The swamp was covered in a poisonous mist, so upon his arrival, Heracles put a cloth on his mouth and nose. The Hydra had nine heads, one of which was immortal and the rest were mortal. It had been specifically raised by Hera to kill Heracles. The Lernaean Hydra was a fearsome monster that lived in the swamp of the lake Lerna. Upon seeing him, Eurystheus was initially horrified, for he feared the lion was roaming in the streets of the city. Wearing the lion skin, Heracles entered the city on the thirtieth day. So, he managed to skin it with the help of the goddess Athena, who advised him to use the lion's claw to remove the pelt. Wearing the lion skinĪfter he had killed it, he thought of taking the impenetrable skin of the lion and use it as an armour. Fumbling in the dark, Heracles managed to find the lion he stun it with his club and then he strangled it with his bare hands. There, he blocked one of the two entrances to the cave and entered through the other. Only then did he realise that the lion's skin was impenetrable, and that his arrows would be of no use. ![]() Heracles eventually found the lion roaming, and shot many arrows against it. He also told him that if Heracles killed the lion within a month, a lion would be sacrificed to Zeus otherwise, the boy would sacrifice himself. When Heracles arrived in a town of the region, he met a boy who asked him to kill the lion. When someone entered the lion's den and tried to free the woman, she would turn into the lion and eat the warrior alive. The Nemean lion was a terrible monster that roamed in the region of Nemea, capturing women as hostages and luring brave men to save them. What is the Trojan Horse? Labour one: slaying the Nemean Lion.The hammer is found by none other than Alexis - a teenage daughter of the hero himself! The brave girl knows that she is the only one who can save the world, so she grabs the hammer and sets off on a dangerous battle with the God of time. Chronos - the merciless God of time plans a devastating attack on Greece, but he knows that he cannot put his cruel plan in action with Hercules in his way! In an attempt to get rid of his adversary, Chronos casts a powerful spell on him… Dark magic ages the immortal hero, taking away his might and vigor.Īs his last resort, Hercules, deprived of his divine strength, takes the last leap of faith and throws his magic hammer through the time portal… A hero who will find it will inherit all of Hercules’ power and will have the ability to defeat the evil God! ![]()
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