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The Nemean Lion: Ancient Greek Mythology

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The Nemean Lion was a monster created by Ancient Greek Mythology. It was told several times that he had fallen from the moon as the offspring of Typhon and Echidna. He was a very huge ,vicious,and terrifying looking lion with sharp huge claws who had the strength of ten ordinary lions. Anyone wanting to worship Zeus would have to get through it first . Hercules had twelve labors set by king Eurytheus . One of them was to slay the Nemean Lion and bring back its pelt. He was sent to do the impossible because the king thought he was going to overthrow him. Once he got his labor, Hercules was off to look for the lion . When he found it , he made arrows to use against it ,but that didn't work because his skin was like armor

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