CLA204H1 Midterm: Greek Heroes Term test 3
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Heracles is a contradictory character dual natures. Hesiod: but the father of men and gods was forming another scheme in his heart, to beget one to defend against destruction gods and men who eat bread shield of heracles. Known as the prophesy of zues but trick of hera (ovid met 9) Helps thebes: - erginus of the minyans. Marries megara: has 3 children with her. Driven mad by hera: and kills his family in an uncontrollable rage. Atonement at delphi: his labours for eurysteheus. 12 canonical labours (sometimes only 10 is shown as with appollodorus) Labors are as follows: the nemean lion, the lernaean hydra, the ceryneian deer, the erymanthian boar. The centaur pholos: the augean stables, the stymphalian birds, the cretan bull, the mares of diomedes, the girdle of hippolyta, the cattle of geryon, the apples of the hesperides, cerberus.
