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sixth labor included him driving off the Stymphalean birds and the seventh he had to overcome the Cretan bull. The eight labor he captured the mares of Diomedes, the ninth he fetched the girdle of Hippolyta, and the tenth was stealing the cattle of Geryon. In the eleventh he was tasked with collecting the golden apples of the Hesperides as a wedding present for Hera. In his final labor, he dragged Cerebrus from the underworld, where he brought back the three headed dog from the Underworld (7-18). Many

Hind, Capture the Erymanthian Boar, Clean the Augean stables in a single day, Slay the Stymphalian birds, Capture the Cretan Bull, Steal the Mares of Diomedes, Obtain the girdle of Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, Obtain the cattle of the monster Geryon, Steal the apples of the Hesperides, Capture and bring back Cerberus (Wiki). It took Hercules 12 years to complete all these task. After completing all these task Oracle kept his end of the deal and gave Hercules

Aegean stables in one day, exiling the Stymphalian birds, going to Crete and retrieving the beautiful savage bull that Poseidon gave Minos, retrieving the man-eating mares, bringing back the girdle of Hippolyta, returning the back of the cattle of Geryon (a monster with three

bull gone loose, and to kill the horses of the fiendish giant Diomedes (Richardson 11). His ninth labor was to get back the girdle from the Amazon Queen, Hippolyta. Next, he was told to bring back the cattle of the three-headed and bodied monster Geryon (Richardson 11). For is eleventh labor, he had to bring back the golden apples Hesperides which gave eternal life (Richardson 11). Lastly, Hercules had to bring back to Eurystheus the three-headed dog that guarded the gates of Hades. He was finally

Pilgrim’s journey conjures up volatile emotions as he attempts to understand his surroundings, our lives are full of mood swings and emotional highs and lows. Some important lows Dante experiences are at the gate of the Wall of Dis and while riding Geryon when he is stricken with fear. In times of distress Virgil reminds Dante the Pilgrim to “put back all sorrow from [his]mind and never forget that [Virgil is]always by[him]” (144-146 XXX). Emotions, in this case fear, provide the glue that gravitates

Greek mythology has always been my favorite of all myths. Ever since I was a teenager I always had an interest in learning these stories. For this paper, I selected one of my favorite Greek heroes, Heracles. I grew up watching the stories of Heracles’s adventures on TV, and it has always fascinated me. Heracles, also known as Hercules, was a demigod; son of the mighty god Zeus and a mortal woman. He possesses an incredible strength that no other mortal on Earth have ever had. However, the same way

Hercules was best known for being the strongest of all heros . Stronger than many gods . He was the last child of Zeus, the only born from a mortal women to evolve to a god after his death. Even just as a baby he was very strong . Hercules was forced to twelve labors and actually accomplished the most impossible task , he is one of the bravest heroes for even attempting these task to redeem himself after killing his family . After accomplishing the twelve labors , Hercules didn't sit back and take

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