| A | B |
| Diomeders | wicked owner of the wild mares. |
| promenthus | hercules set him free. |
| mycenae | eurystheus was a king there. |
| hippolyta | queen of the amazons. |
| cerberus | three-headed guard dog. |
| geryon | he had three bodies joined at the waist. |
| rattle | hercules used it to get rid of the stymphalian birds. |
| iolaus | hercules' nephew |
| hesperides | they owned the golden apples. |
| demigod | child of the god and a mortal. |
| artemis | she was very fond of the arcadian deer. |
| centaur | part man, part house. |
| gibraltor | the pillars of hercules are now called the straits. |
| eurystheus | king of mycenae. |
| nemean | lion killed by hercules. |
| hera | hercules' godess ememy. |
| olympic | games started by hercules. |
| hercules | our hero. |
| atlas | he held up the sky. |
| virtue | she convinced hercules to work hard. in life. |
| twelve | number of hercules' labor. |
| hesperides | big snake with nine heads. |
| snakes | baby hercules killed these in his bed. |
| augeas | he had a fithy stables. |
| megara | hersules' wife. |
| crete | king mino's bull lived here. |
| boar | hercules chased it though the snow until it died. |
| heracles | greek name for hercules. |
| pholus | a friendly centaur. |