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Hercules was the son of Zues and Alcmena, wife of the Theban general
Amphitryon. Hera, the jealous wife of Zues, was determined to kill her husbands
offspring, and shortly after Hercules birth, she sent two serpents to destroy him as he
lay in his cradle. Hercules, although still a baby, strangled both the snakes with his
bare hands. As Hercules grew he fought many battles. ... Hera still
hated Hercules so she sent nothing but madness on Hercules which then drove him to
kill his wife and children. Hercules would have killed himself but he was told by the
Oracle at Delphi that he should become the servant of his cousin Eurystheus, king of
Mycenae. Eurystheus devised twelve difficult tasks known as the "Labors of
Hercules."
There were twelve labors that Hercules had to do. ... There
were many more labors that Hercules was ordered to do and he achieved in all of
them.
The first task that Hercules had was to kill the Neman lion, a child of
Typhoeus, that was ravaging th country around Nemea. Hercules fired at the creature
with burning arrows and soon realized that it could not be harmed because of his tough
skin. ... Hercules brought the
dead lion back to Eurystheus, but the king cried and shouted out orders that Hercules
never be allowed back into the city. To be on the safe side, Eurystheus had an
enormous bronze jar set into the ground so he could take refuge in case Hercules was
anywhere near.
Hercules second task was to destroy an enormous serpent known as the
Hydra. ...
Hercules nephew, Iolaus, accompanied him to the springs. Hercules soon drove the
monster from its lair by shooting burning arrows, then moved in close with short curved
sword. The Hydra then wrapped its coils around him and Hercules swung his sword. ... Hercules
cried out for help to Iolaus so he set the forest on fire so everytime he cut of one of the
heads, the fire burned it so it couldnt reproduce another head.
Approximate Word count = 1562
Approximate Pages = 6.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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