myths of ancient Greece (the labors of Hercules, for example) are known to be, every educated person.However, often it happens that the known fact of their accomplishments, sometimes - some of them.But among people who are not interested in this topic, barely met the one "excellent" would know the myths of ancient Greece, the labors of Hercules remembered everything, and even to the same legend.The following article we will introduce the reader to the famous exploits of this character.
whole culture of ancient Greece personified the admiration of the human body and spirit.The myths of ancient Greece - the labors of Hercules in the first place or, for example, the legend of Odysseus - symbolized limitless possibilities of man.Let us consider more action semi-divine character of ancient legends.So the myths of ancient Greece.Labors of Hercules were 12 unimaginable for an ordinary mortal accomplishments.
1. The first feat considered strangling the Nemean lion.Hercules initially tried to kill the monster with a bow, but the arrows bounced off his skin, and the hero strangled him with his bare hands.By the way the myths of ancient Greece labors of Hercules (in particular, the battle with Leo) associated with the Nemean Olympics, supposedly founded by him in the Peloponnese.
2. The second feat is to kill Lernaean hydra.That same monster with the body of a serpent and nine heads.Hydra crawled out of the swamp near the town of Lerna and kill people.The monster could not kill, because on the site of each severed head grew two new ones.Yes, and the hero could not cope with it as long as Iolaus, Hercules assistant, did not burn her neck torches, preventing the growth of new goals.
3. During his third labors of Hercules to shoot a bow Stifmaliyskih
birds that attacked and torn apart man and beast.
4. Fourth feat was the destruction Kerineyskaya doe that was sent goddess Artemis to punish people.She rushed tirelessly for Arcadia and elsewhere destroy crops, decimating the field.Hercules had to chase a deer for a year before he caught up with her at the source of the Danube.
5. monstrously strong Erymanthian boar terrorizing the neighborhood people.Finding the Beast, Hercules chased him and drove into the snow, where it got trapped.The hero bound him and carried him to Mycenae, where the frightened Eurystheus hiding in a pitcher in the form of a monster.
6. Among the glorious exploits of the hero is registered and cleaning the Augean stables - crafty king did not manage to outwit the Hercules.A myth tells that to accomplish great things require not only strength, but also the mind.
7. infuriating Poseidon sent down to one of the herd of bulls of the king of Crete - Minos.Bull became worn around the island, destroying all life in their path.Hercules caught and tamed the animal and then sent it to the Peloponnese.
8. Diomedes King of Thrace had in his stable of wondrous beauty of horses.As feed them, he used people accidentally caught in its edges.Hercules stole horses, and later defeated in the battle and most of Diomedes.
9. Hercules force robs the Amazon queen belt, given to her Areem and worn as a symbol of power.
10. At the end of the earth a terrible giant Geryon grazed cows.Hercules, Eurystheus sent these cows, cunning takes them.However Herion out to hunt, and then killed by the arrows of Hercules.
11. By order of Eurystheus Heracles descends into a dark underworld of Hades god of the dead and takes out the guards - ferocious three-headed dog Cerberus, simultaneously freeing chained to a rock of one of the heroes of Athens - Theseus.
12. Hercules finds the way to the giant Atlas holding the vault of heaven on his shoulders.Then, following the orders of Eurystheus, steals from the garden of the Atlas three golden apples.
Other acts hero
Well, that's come to an end our story.However, this does not mean that the list of the glorious deeds of the mythical character was limited to 12 exploits.Later, he was still fighting with the gods, in particular, Aheloy, Poseidon, Apollo and Hades.Then establish the Olympic Games, invading Messenia ...
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