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Hercules: 12 Labors of Hercules
Hercules, in Greek mythology, was a hero known for his strength and
courage and for his legendary adventures. Hercules is the Roman name for the
Greek hero Heracles. He was the son of the god Zeus and a human mother Alcmene,
wife of the Theban general Amphitryon. Hera, Zeus' jealous wife, was determined
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Hercules on the foot when he came near, and was crushed by Hercules, but she was
rescued by Hera. Hercules scorched each mortal neck with a burning torch to
prevent it from growing two heads and he buried the immortal head under a rock.
He then dipped his arrows in the Hydra's blood to make them poisonous.
Hercules' next labor is to capture alive a stag with golden horns and
bronze hoofs that was sacred to Artemis, goddess of the hunt.
The fourth labor was to capture a great boar in Mount Erymanthus.
Hercules used the poison ar ....
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