Yahoo India Web Search

Sign In

  1. Including results for

    When did Hercules die?
    Search only for When did Heracles die?

Search results

  1. www.thoughtco.com › how-did-greek-hero-herculesHow Did the Greek Hero Hercules Die? - ThoughtCo

    Jul 9, 2019 · Hercules then asked for help from the gods to end his life, and he received it. The Greek god Zeus sent lightning to consume Hercules' mortal body and took him to live with the gods on Mount Olympus. This was the apotheosis, the transformation of Hercules into a god.

  2. Videos

    View all

  3. mythologysource.com › how-did-hercules-dieThe Death of Hercules: How Did he Die? - Mythology Source

    Aug 20, 2020 · The story of the death of Hercules began many years before it actually happened, with the second of his famous twelve labors. After defeating the Nemean Lion and taking its impenetrable hide as a cloak, the hero was sent to kill the Lernean Hydra. READ NEXT: The Nemean Lion: The First Labor of Heracles.

  4. www.greeklegendsandmyths.com › death-of-heraclesTHE DEATH OF HERACLES IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY - Greek Legends and ...

    Heracles was the greatest of heroes in Greek mythology, but ultimately he would die. The death of Heracles though came not at the hands of an enemy or a monstrous beast, but came about because of the jealousy of his wife.

  5. www.history.com › topics › ancient-greeceHercules: Myth, Legend, Death & 12 Labors - HISTORY

    • The Nemean Lion. First, Apollo sent Hercules to the hills of Nemea to kill a lion that was terrorizing the people of the region. (Some storytellers say that Zeus had fathered this magical beast as well.)
    • The Lernaean Hydra. Second, Hercules traveled to the city of Lerna to slay the nine-headed Hydra—a poisonous, snake-like creature who lived underwater, guarding the entrance to the Underworld.
    • The Golden Hind. Next, Hercules set off to capture the sacred pet of the goddess Diana: a red deer, or hind, with golden antlers and bronze hooves. Eurystheus had chosen this task for his rival because he believed that Diana would kill anyone she caught trying to steal her pet; however, once Hercules explained his situation to the goddess, she allowed him to go on his way without punishment.
    • The Erymanthean Boar. Fourth, Hercules used a giant net to snare the terrifying, man-eating wild boar of Mount Erymanthus.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › HeraclesHeracles - Wikipedia

    Heracles kills the Egyptian King Busiris and his followers after they attempt to sacrifice him to the gods. Heracles killed Lityerses after beating him in a contest of harvesting. Heracles killed Periclymenus at Pylos. Heracles killed Syleus for forcing strangers to hoe a vineyard. Heracles rivaled with Lepreus and eventually killed him.

  7. www.britannica.com › topic › HeraclesHeracles | Myth, Significance, Labors, Meaning, & Facts

    Aug 22, 2024 · The blood proved to be a powerful poison, and Heracles died. His body was placed on a pyre on Mount Oeta (Modern Greek Oíti), his mortal part was consumed, and his divine part ascended to heaven, becoming a god.

  8. People also ask

  9. www.timelessmyths.com › classical › heraclesHeracles (Hercules) Life and Death Explained - Timeless Myths

    Heracles’ half-brother, Iphicles, may have died in this war or else Iphicles was killed in the war against Sparta. Heracles returned to Tiryns to raise a new army, only to be banished by his weak cousin Eurystheus, because the king thought and feared that Heracles was raising an army against him.