2023年7月14日 · Heracles, son of Zeus, was a hero famous for his physical strength and for performing the Twelve Labors. He was easily recognized by his lion skin, club, and bow.

2023年3月23日 · Ladon was a formidable serpent or dragon, tasked with guarding the golden apples hidden in the Garden of the Hesperides. When Heracles came to steal the apples for his eleventh labor, he first had to find a way around the imposing Ladon.

2023年9月11日 · Antaeus, son of Poseidon, was a famously strong wrestler from Libya who was slain by the hero Heracles. Antaeus could not be defeated as long as he was touching the earth, so Heracles hoisted him off the ground to kill him.

2023年7月11日 · Hippolyta was an Amazon queen and the owner of a famous mythical girdle. She fought Heracles when the hero was sent to her kingdom to steal the girdle for his ninth labor.

2023年3月22日 · The Erymanthian Boar was a ferocious beast, known for terrorizing those who lived near its mountainous lair. In the end, it was captured alive by Heracles, who had been sent to fight the creature for his fourth labor.

2023年5月20日 · The Nemean Lion was a ferocious beast whose hide was invulnerable to weapons. It terrorized Nemea until Heracles finally killed it with his bare hands as the first of his Twelve Labors.

2023年8月30日 · Achelous was the name of both the largest river in Greece—flowing from the Pindus Mountains to the Ionian Sea—and the god of that river. A child of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys, Achelous was an ancient and powerful god. He fought Heracles for the hand of the princess Deianira, but was ultimately defeated.

2023年3月6日 · The Heracles is a tragedy by Euripides, usually dated to around 415 BCE. In the play, Heracles returns home after completing his Twelve Labors, just in time to save his family from a violent usurper. But he is driven mad by the gods and ends up killing the wife and children he has just saved.

2023年1月27日 · The Cretan Bull was a magnificent creature sent by Poseidon to the Cretan king Minos. When Minos hesitated to sacrifice the bull to Poseidon, as commanded, the god caused it to go wild and terrorize the island. Heracles eventually ended this rampage by capturing the beast as one of his Twelve Labors.

2023年3月24日 · In Disney’s animated Hercules, for instance, Nessus is the first opponent the hero must face (though in this retelling, it is Megara rather than Deianira whom he rescues). The Centaur has also been featured in TV shows such as Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and video games such as Titan Quest and Rise of the Argonauts.