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

    Feb 7, 2011 · He ordered Hercules to perform 12 labors for the Mycenaen king Eurystheus. Once Hercules completed every one of the labors, Apollo declared, he would be absolved of his guilt and achieve...

  3. 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.

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

    Aug 22, 2024 · Heracles waged a victorious war against the kingdom of Orchomenus in Boeotia and married Megara, daughter of Creon, king of Thebes, but he killed her and their children in a fit of madness induced by Hera and, consequently, was obliged to become the servant of Eurystheus.

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  6. 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.

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    Heracles happened to arrive (along with Telamon and Oicles) and agreed to kill the monster if Laomedon would give him the horses received from Zeus as compensation for Zeus' kidnapping Ganymede. Laomedon agreed. Heracles killed the monster, but Laomedon went back on his word.

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    Roman era. Baby Hercules strangling a snake sent to kill him in his cradle (Roman marble, 2nd century CE, in the Capitoline Museums of Rome, Italy). The Latin name Hercules was borrowed through Etruscan, where it is represented variously as Heracle, Hercle, and other forms.

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

    This gold cup was large enough for Heracles to sail past the Pillars of Hercules and into the Atlantic Ocean. (According to Diodorus Siculus, the hero Heracles completely destroyed a race of woman warriors, called the Gorgons (similar to the Amazons), in Libya.