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Hercules Story Flashcards

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Megara1st wife of Hercules; killed by Hercules in madness
DeineiraLast mortal wife of Hercules; accidently kills him with centaur blood
Nemean LionMy hide is impervious to metal, so Hercules wears me after strangling me for protection
HydraI have two heads and poisonous venom; one of my heads is immortal, the other grows two in its place if cut off
HindI am sacred to Artemis, so Hercules has to carry me back to Eurystheus
Eurymanthean BoarWhen Hercules brings me to Eurystheus, he is so scared that he hides in an amphora
Augean StablesI hold ten thousand animals and have not been cleaned in 30 years; I don't count as a labor because Hercules destroys me
Stymphalian BirdsWe have metal feathers, which are poisonous; Hercules drives us off with a rattle
Cretan BullI am the father of the Minotaur; King Minos gives me easily to Hercules but we have to swim back to Greece
Mares of DiomedesWe eat Abderos after Hercules defeats our master for us
Belt of HippolytaHippolyta was going to give me to Hercules but Hera interferred and he killed Hippolyta in his escape
Cattle of GeryonWe belonged to a red monster with three heads; Hercules kills his dog Orthus and Geryon to win us
Apples of the HesperidesHercules meets Prometheus and Atlas on his way to us
CerberusHercules wrestles me out of the underworld but has to bring me back quickly!
ChironI am a centaur who trains Hercules to be a warrior
NisusI am a centaur who tries to rape Deineira and tricks her into killing Hercules
EurystheusHercules' cousin who oversees the labors
HeraI drive Hercules insane, causing him to kill his wife and children for revenge
AlkmeneI am the mortal mother of Hercules
HebeHercules' last wife, the godess of youth


Lylburn Downing Middle School
Lexington, VA

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