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	It was after the completion of this task that Heracles joined [[Jason and the Argonauts]]. Herakles returns to his labors after deserting the Argonauts at [[place::Mysia]] in now in modern day north west Turkey		It was after the completion of this task that Heracles joined [[Jason and the Argonauts]]. Herakles returns to his labors after deserting the Argonauts at [[place::Mysia]] in now in modern day north west Turkey and ventures to Georgia [[place::Samartia]]

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	It was after the completion of this task that Heracles joined [[Jason and the Argonauts]]		It was after the completion of this task that Heracles joined [[Jason and the Argonauts]]. Herakles returns to his labors after deserting the Argonauts at [[place::Mysia]] in now in modern day north west Turkey

	The final four are at the ends of the world		The final four are at the ends of the world

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The Labours of Herakles

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	*7. [[The Labours of Herakles#Capturing the Cretan bull\|Capturing the Cretan bull]]		*7. [[The Labours of Herakles#Capturing the Cretan bull\|Capturing the Cretan bull]]
	*8. [[The Labours of Herakles#Fetching the man eating horses from Thrace\|Fetching the man eating horses from Thrace]]		*8. [[The Labours of Herakles#Fetching the man eating horses from Thrace\|Fetching the man eating horses from Thrace]] Also called the Diomedes' Man Eating Mares.


			It was after the completion of this task that Heracles joined [[Jason and the Argonauts]]

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Paulreed: /* Feats of Herakles */

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Feats of Herakles

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	On his way back he cuts the noses, hands and ears of heralds belonging to [[character::Erginos]]. He is incensed, marches on [[place::Thebes]] but Herakles kills him with a weapon given to him by [[character::Athena]]. As a reward [[character::Kreon]] gives him his daughter [[character::Megara]] and is given a sword by [[character::Hermes]], bows and arrows by [[character::Apollo]] and a cloak from Athena.		On his way back he cuts the noses, hands and ears of heralds belonging to [[character::Erginos]]. He is incensed, marches on [[place::Thebes]] but Herakles kills him with a weapon given to him by [[character::Athena]]. As a reward [[character::Kreon]] gives him his daughter [[character::Megara]] and is given a sword by [[character::Hermes]], bows and arrows by [[character::Apollo]] and a cloak from Athena.

	Hera is still angry and drives Herakles mad and he throws Megara's children and others into a fire. [[author::Euripides]] says she escaped but [[author::Apollodoros]] says she died also. He recovers his sanity and sees the [[Delphic Oracle]]. Up until now he had been called Alkaios. The Oracle renames him Herakles (Hera's Glory) and told him to go to Tiryns and serve his uncle [[character::Eurystheus]] for 12 years and perform labours. For this he will become immortal.		Hera is still angry and drives Herakles mad and he throws Megara's children and others into a fire. [[author::Euripides]] says she escaped but [[author::Apollodoros]] says she died also. He recovers his sanity and sees the [[Delphic Oracle]]. Up until now he had been called Alkaios. The Oracle renames him Herakles (Hera's Glory) and told him to go to [[place::Tiryns]] and serve his uncle [[character::Eurystheus]] for 12 years and perform labours. For this he will become immortal.

	==The Labours of Herakles==		==The Labours of Herakles==

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	The Kerberos was an offspring of Typhoeus and Ekhidna. Here Herakles came across [[character::Theseus]] and [[character::Peirithoos]] who tried to free [[character::Persephone]] daughter of Zeus and [[character::Demeter]]. To get to the Underworld, Herakles gets help from the god Hermes, who travelled there regularly. Supposedly, they entered through the gate at Taenarum, in the southern Peloponnese.		The Kerberos was an offspring of Typhoeus and Ekhidna. Here Herakles came across [[character::Theseus]] and [[character::Peirithoos]] who tried to free [[character::Persephone]] daughter of Zeus and [[character::Demeter]]. To get to the Underworld, Herakles gets help from the god Hermes, who travelled there regularly. Supposedly, they entered through the gate at Taenarum, in the southern Peloponnese.

	There is a fascinating episode when they arrive in Hades’ realm. The shades of the dead flee from Herakles who wounds Hades himself with one of his poison arrows. The only shades who do not flee are [[character::Meleager]], famed for bringing down the great Calydonian Boar, and [[character::Medusa]], the Gorgon slain by [[character::Perseus]].		There is a fascinating episode when they arrive in Hades’ realm. The shades of the dead flee from Herakles who wounds Hades himself with one of his poison arrows. The only shades who do not flee are [[character::Meleager]], famed for bringing down the great Calydonian Boar, and [[character::Medusa]], the Gorgon slain by [[character::Medousa and Perseus\|Perseus]].

	Herakles drew his sword against Medusa but [[character::Hermes]] told him to leave her be. But Meleager told the hero his sad tale. Herakles, inspired by Meleager, said that he would marry the sister of such a noble man. And so, the shade of Meleager named his sister, [[character::Deianaira]], to be Herakles’ wife. This at the end of his long penance for killing his family. After freeing Theseus he asks Hades for the dog, who says he can have him if he can wrestle him into submission, which he does.		Herakles drew his sword against Medusa but [[character::Hermes]] told him to leave her be. But Meleager told the hero his sad tale. Herakles, inspired by Meleager, said that he would marry the sister of such a noble man. And so, the shade of Meleager named his sister, [[character::Deianaira]], to be Herakles’ wife. This at the end of his long penance for killing his family. After freeing Theseus he asks Hades for the dog, who says he can have him if he can wrestle him into submission, which he does.

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	===Bring the Kerberos from [[place::Hades]]===		===Bring the Kerberos from [[place::Hades]]===
	The Kerberos was an offspring of Typhoeus and Ekhidna. Here Herakles came across ~~Thesues~~ and [[character::Peirithoos]] who tried to free [[character::Persephone]] daughter of Zeus and [[character::Demeter]]. After freeing Theseus he asks Hades for the dog who says he can have him if he can wrestle him into submission, which he does.		The Kerberos was an offspring of Typhoeus and Ekhidna. Here Herakles came across [[character::Theseus]] and [[character::Peirithoos]] who tried to free [[character::Persephone]] daughter of Zeus and [[character::Demeter]]. To get to the Underworld, Herakles gets help from the god Hermes, who travelled there regularly. Supposedly, they entered through the gate at Taenarum, in the southern Peloponnese.

			There is a fascinating episode when they arrive in Hades’ realm. The shades of the dead flee from Herakles who wounds Hades himself with one of his poison arrows. The only shades who do not flee are [[character::Meleager]], famed for bringing down the great Calydonian Boar, and [[character::Medusa]], the Gorgon slain by [[character::Perseus]].

			Herakles drew his sword against Medusa but [[character::Hermes]] told him to leave her be. But Meleager told the hero his sad tale. Herakles, inspired by Meleager, said that he would marry the sister of such a noble man. And so, the shade of Meleager named his sister, [[character::Deianaira]], to be Herakles’ wife. This at the end of his long penance for killing his family. After freeing Theseus he asks Hades for the dog, who says he can have him if he can wrestle him into submission, which he does.
	See also [[Capturing the Kerberos from an Ideological and Comparatist Perspective]]		See also [[Capturing the Kerberos from an Ideological and Comparatist Perspective]]

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	==The Labours of Herakles==		==The Labours of Herakles==
	The twelve labours are the accepted number although [[author::Pausanias]] had 11 possibly after he visits and sees the labours depicted at the temple of Zeus in [[place::Olympia]]. he leaves out [[character::Kerberos]]. We see Herakles transform from a ~~freash~~ faced young man to a mature hero, often helped by Athena. The labours do come in any definitive order.		The twelve labours are the accepted number although [[author::Pausanias]] had 11 possibly after he visits and sees the labours depicted at the temple of Zeus in [[place::Olympia]]. he leaves out [[character::Kerberos]]. We see Herakles transform from a fresh faced young man to a mature hero, often helped by Athena. The labours do come in any definitive order.

	The first 6 take place in the [[place::Pelopennese]]		The first 6 take place in the [[place::Pelopennese]]
	*1. Killing the Nemean lion. After this Eurystheus is so ~~frighened~~ he forebades Herakles from entering Mycenae and communicate through [[character::Kopreus]]		*1. Killing the Nemean lion. After this Eurystheus is so frightened he forebades Herakles from entering Mycenae and communicate through [[character::Kopreus]]
	*2. Killing the Hydra of [[place::Lerna]]. This was a progeny of [[character::Typheous]] and [[character::Ekhidna]]. This labour is disqualified becuase he got help from [[character::Iolaos]]		*2. Killing the Hydra of [[place::Lerna]]. This was a progeny of [[character::Typheous]] and [[character::Ekhidna]]. This labour is disqualified becuase he got help from [[character::Iolaos]]
	*3. Killing the Kerynitian hind. This was sacred to [[character::Artemis]]. After killing it he runs into Artemis, Athena and Apollo and persuades them to keep it		*3. Killing the Kerynitian hind. This was sacred to [[character::Artemis]]. After killing it he runs into Artemis, Athena and Apollo and persuades them to keep it

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	*9. [[The Labours of Herakles#Getting the belt of Hippolyte\|Getting the belt of Hippolyte]]		*9. [[The Labours of Herakles#Getting the belt of Hippolyte\|Getting the belt of Hippolyte]]
	*10. The Labours of Herakles#Stealing the cattle of the tribodied Geryon\|Stealing the cattle of the tribodied Geryon]]		*10. [[The Labours of Herakles#Stealing the cattle of the tribodied Geryon\|Stealing the cattle of the tribodied Geryon]]
	*11. [[The Labours of Herakles#Fetching the golden apples of Hesperides\|Fetching the golden apples of Hesperides]]		*11. [[The Labours of Herakles#Fetching the golden apples of Hesperides\|Fetching the golden apples of Hesperides]]
	*12. [[The Labours of Herakles#Bring the Kerebos from Hades\|Bring the Kerberos from Hades]]		*12. [[The Labours of Herakles#Bring the Kerebos from Hades\|Bring the Kerberos from Hades]]

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	*9. [[The Labours of Herakles#Getting the belt of Hippolyte\|Getting the belt of Hippolyte]]		*9. [[The Labours of Herakles#Getting the belt of Hippolyte\|Getting the belt of Hippolyte]]
	*10. Stealing the cattle of the tribodied Geryon		*10. The Labours of Herakles#Stealing the cattle of the tribodied Geryon\|Stealing the cattle of the tribodied Geryon]]
	*11. [[The Labours of Herakles#Fetching the golden apples of Hesperides\|Fetching the golden apples of Hesperides]]		*11. [[The Labours of Herakles#Fetching the golden apples of Hesperides\|Fetching the golden apples of Hesperides]]
	*12. [[The Labours of Herakles#Bring the Kerebos from Hades\|Bring the Kerberos from Hades]]		*12. [[The Labours of Herakles#Bring the Kerebos from Hades\|Bring the Kerberos from Hades]]
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	Troy was built by Poseidon and Apollo and helped by the mortal [[character::Aiakos]]. Troy was destined to be captured so having a mortal build it would not make it impregnable. King [[character::Laomedon]] refused to pay and Apollo sent a plague and Poseidon a sea monster. Laomedon now had to expose his daughter [[character::Hesione]]on the rocks to the sea monster as a remedy. (much like [[character::Perseus]] and [[character::Andromeda]] story )). Herakles saves the daughter and kills the monster this redeeming himself for the killing of Hippolyte.		Troy was built by Poseidon and Apollo and helped by the mortal [[character::Aiakos]]. Troy was destined to be captured so having a mortal build it would not make it impregnable. King [[character::Laomedon]] refused to pay and Apollo sent a plague and Poseidon a sea monster. Laomedon now had to expose his daughter [[character::Hesione]]on the rocks to the sea monster as a remedy. (much like [[character::Perseus]] and [[character::Andromeda]] story )). Herakles saves the daughter and kills the monster this redeeming himself for the killing of Hippolyte.

			==Stealing the cattle of the tribodied Geryon==
			Herakles was told he had to bring back the red cattle of the three-bodied giant, Geryon, from the [[place::Island of Erytheia]] which was far, far to the west. This took the hero on a long journey into the Atlantic. On his way, he set up the [[Pillars of Hercules]] to mark his way.

			But Herakles began to grow weary with the heat, and so [[character::Helios]], God of the Sun, lent Herakles his great golden bowl or boat so that he could sail the rest of the way to Erytheia. Herakles succeeded in raiding the cattle and sailed in Helios’ boat back to Spain. From Spain he travelled to Greece and had many adventures on this mythic cattle drive.

			There is a whole list of adventures he had on his way home. When Herakles arrived in Rome he came into conflict with a monster named Cacus after the beast killed some of the cattle. Herakles killed Cacus.

			The Temple of Hercules in
			the Forum Boarium in Rome
			It’s interesting that in Rome, there are some steps leading off of the Palatine Hill called the Steps of Cacus which is where the monster is said to have lain in wait for passers-by. In the Forum Boarium, or cattle market, near the banks of the Tiber, there is a round Tholos temple dedicated to Hercules, commemorating the hero’s time in Rome.

	===Fetching the golden apples of [[place::Hesperides]]===		===Fetching the golden apples of [[place::Hesperides]]===

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	===Fetching the man eating horses from [[place::Thrace]]===		===Fetching the man eating horses from [[place::Thrace]]===
	(Also called the Diomedes' Man Eating Mares)He goes north to [[place::Thrace]] where the Bistones own some man-eating mares. Herakles overpowers the grooms and drives the Mares of [[character::Diomedes]] into the sea and left them in the care of Abderos. However, while ~~Heracles~~ was away, the horses devoured Abderus. In revenge, Herakles fed Diomedes alive to his own mares		(Also called the Diomedes' Man Eating Mares)He goes north to [[place::Thrace]] where the Bistones own some man-eating mares. Herakles overpowers the grooms and drives the Mares of [[character::Diomedes]] into the sea and left them in the care of Abderos. However, while Herakles was away, the horses devoured Abderus. In revenge, Herakles fed Diomedes alive to his own mares. The mares then follow Herakles back to Eurystheus

	===Getting the belt of [[character::Hippolyte]]===		===Getting the belt of [[character::Hippolyte]]===

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	*9. [[The Labours of Herakles#Getting the belt of Hippolyte\|Getting the belt of Hippolyte]]		*9. [[The Labours of Herakles#Getting the belt of Hippolyte\|Getting the belt of Hippolyte]]
	*10. The Labours of Herakles#Stealing the cattle of the tribodied Geryon\|Stealing the cattle of the tribodied Geryon]]		*10. [[The Labours of Herakles#Stealing the cattle of the tribodied Geryon\|Stealing the cattle of the tribodied Geryon]]
	*11. [[The Labours of Herakles#Fetching the golden apples of Hesperides\|Fetching the golden apples of Hesperides]]		*11. [[The Labours of Herakles#Fetching the golden apples of Hesperides\|Fetching the golden apples of Hesperides]]
	*12. [[The Labours of Herakles#Bring the Kerebos from Hades\|Bring the Kerberos from Hades]]		*12. [[The Labours of Herakles#Bring the Kerebos from Hades\|Bring the Kerberos from Hades]]