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Shvoong Home>Books>Mythology & Ancient Literature>The twelve tasks of Hercules Review

The twelve tasks of Hercules

Book Review   by:SacerdotisaTomoyo     Original Author: Pedro M. Cátedra and Paolo Cherchi Usai
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This abstract was translated from "Los 12 trabajos de Hércules"
 
One of the biggest greek-romans myths in which always our character has faced to Hera´s persecution, the wife of his father, Zeus.

When he was only a baby, his stepmother put two serpents in his cradle, he strangulate them. When he is a men, is cursed by Hera and had a madness attack which carry to kill his wife and children.Due to this crime he became in Euristeo´s servant, who condemn to accomplish 12 difficult tasks.

1.- Kill Nemea´s lion, the fallen monster of the moon, which skin is used as a protectivde shield.

2.- Destroy Lerna´s Hydra, which have seven heads and spits fire

3.- Catch Cerinia´s hind, which is very fast , due to its own bronze legs

4.- Kill a gigant wild boar which devastate the Erimanto´s mount

5.- Clean in one day the King Augias´stables, which are full of dung

6.- Put an end to Estinfalo´s wild birds which eat human meat

7.- Catch a wild bull which terrify the habitants of the Creta´s Island

8.- Eliminate the cannibal mares of Tracia´s King

9.- Steal the Queen Hipolita´s golden belt, of the warriors amazon´s country.

10.- Catch the Gerion´s wild oxs, in Eritea´s Island

11.- Enter to Hesperides´beautiful garden and steal the golden apple of the nymph´s; in order to do that, it is necessary to pass by the gigant Atlas

12.- Catch Cerbero, the terrible dog which has three heads and the Underworld´s guardian.
Published: August 28, 2012   
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