CLA204H1 Study Guide - Erymanthian Boar, Lernaean Hydra, Ceryneian Hind
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Born between alkemene (tall and beautiful) and zeus (disguised as her husband) Alkemene was pregnant with two boys at the same time: heracles( from zeus) and. Hera who hated heracles, sends a serpent to the mother and the infant heracles. While the mother is frightened, heracles singlehandedly strangles the serpent. However, heracles being the strong guy he is sucked too hard and when hera pushed him away, milk went everywhere and made the milky way. Bring the skin of the undefeatable nemean lion. Help form the gods: hermes gave him a sword and apollo gave him bow and arrows. Heracles first shoots the lion with arrows and soon finds out that it has no effect on him. So he wrestles with him bare hand and wins. From now on, lion skin becomes the iconic symbol of heracles: lernaean hydra. Every time heracles cut one head, two would grow back out.
