CLA204H5 Chapter Notes -Cretan Bull, Guard Dog, Minos
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Hercules performed twelve labors given him by king eurystheus of tiryns. For twelve years, he traveled all over to complete these incredible tasks. Note: because different ancient poets gave their own accounts of hercules"s labors, some details may vary. This monster of a lion had a hide was so tough that no arrow could pierce it. Hercules stunned the beast with his olive-wood club and then strangled it with his bare hands. It is said that he skinned the lion, using the lion"s sharp claws, and ever after wore its hide. If one got hurt, two would grow in its place. But hercules quickly sliced off the heads, while his charioteer, iolaus, sealed the wounds with a torch. Hercules made his arrows poisonous by dipping them in the hydra"s blood. The goddess artemis loved and protected this stubborn little deer, which had gold horns.
