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The Labours of Hercules or Labours of Heracles (Ancient Greek: ἆθλοι, âthloi [1] Latin: Labores) are a series of tasks carried out by Heracles, the greatest of the Greek heroes, whose name was later romanised as Hercules. They were accomplished in the service of King Eurystheus. The episodes were later connected by a continuous narrative.
Many popular stories were told of his life, the most famous being the twelve Labours of Hercules; Alexandrian poets of the Hellenistic age drew his mythology into a high poetic and tragic atmosphere. [6] His figure, which initially drew on Near Eastern motifs such as the lion-fight, was widely known.
Pages in category "Labours of Hercules" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
It features the Twelve Labours of Hercules. It has been dated to about AD 150–180. It is 221 cm long, 76 cm high and 91.5 cm wide. On the front of the sarcophagus Hercules is depicted performing five of his twelve tasks, from left to right: leading Cerberus from the gates of underworld; taking Hippolyta's girdle
The first of Heracles' twelve labours, set by King Eurystheus (his cousin), was to slay the Nemean lion. Heracles wandered the area until he came to the town of Cleonae . There, he met a boy who said that if Heracles slew the Nemean lion and returned alive within 30 days, the town would sacrifice a lion to Zeus; if he did not return within 30 ...
Philippus of Thessalonica, The Twelve Labors of Hercules (The Greek Classics ed. Miller Vol 3 1909 p. 397) (Greek epigrams C1st AD) Seneca, Hercules Furens 228 ff (trans. Miller) (Roman tragedy C1st AD) Seneca, Hercules Oetaeus 17-30 (trans. Miller) Statius, Thebaid 4. 297 ff (trans. Mozley) (Roman epic poetry C1st AD) Statius, Thebaid 8. 746 ff
Philippus of Thessalonica, The Twelve Labors of Hercules (The Greek Classics ed. Miller Vol 3 1909 p. 397) (Greek epigrams C1st AD) Lucan, The Pharsalia of Lucan 2. 149 ff (trans. Riley) (Roman poetry C1st AD) Seneca, Agamemnon 850 ff (trans. Miller) (Roman tragedy C1st AD) Seneca, Agamemnon 842 ff; Seneca, Hercules Furens 226 ff (trans. Miller)
Labours of Hercules (3 C, 13 P) J. Jason (2 C, 8 P) T. Labours of Theseus (6 P) This page was last edited on 13 December 2024, at 23:58 (UTC). Text is available ...