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Heroic Pattern

  • unusual birth

  • divine parent

  • early challenge

  • main challenge

  • return

  • awful end

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Heracles

  • Zeus + Alcmene

  • crushed 2 snakes in crib

  • killed Cithaeronian lion and makes it his robe

  • marries Megara but then goes mad and kills her + kids

  • 12 labors

  • becomes a god after he dies

<ul><li><p>Zeus + Alcmene</p></li><li><p>crushed 2 snakes in crib</p></li><li><p>killed Cithaeronian lion and makes it his robe</p></li><li><p>marries Megara but then goes mad and kills her + kids</p></li><li><p>12 labors</p></li><li><p>becomes a god after he dies</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Euryothes

  • king of Thebes

  • pot jumper

  • becomes king instead of Heracles because Hera sped up his birth

<ul><li><p>king of Thebes</p></li><li><p>pot jumper</p></li><li><p>becomes king instead of Heracles because Hera sped up his birth</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Nemean Lion

  • 1/12 labors

  • couldn’t be killed with weapon

  • Heracles killed it by strangling it

<ul><li><p>1/12 labors</p></li><li><p>couldn’t be killed with weapon</p></li><li><p>Heracles killed it by strangling it</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Lernaean Hydra

  • 2/12 labors

  • 9 headed serpent

  • Heracles cuts off it’s heads and cauterizes the wound so head won’t grow back

<ul><li><p>2/12 labors</p></li><li><p>9 headed serpent</p></li><li><p>Heracles cuts off it’s heads and cauterizes the wound so head won’t grow back </p></li></ul><p></p>
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Erymanthian Boar

4/12 labors

<p>4/12 labors</p>
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Cerynithian Hind

3/12 labors

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Stymphalian Birds

5/12 labors

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Stables of Augeias

  • 6/12 labors

  • Heracles has to clean the stables of King Elis’

    • took a river and washed stables out

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Cretan Bull

  • 7/12 labors

  • Heracles had to capture bull

<ul><li><p>7/12 labors</p></li><li><p>Heracles had to capture bull</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Horses of Diomedes

  • 8/12 labors

  • In Thrace (Barbaric area)

  • Diomedes had man eating horses

  • Heracles gets himself arrested and throws Diomedes to man eating horses

<ul><li><p>8/12 labors</p></li><li><p>In Thrace (Barbaric area)</p></li><li><p>Diomedes had man eating horses</p></li><li><p>Heracles gets himself arrested and throws Diomedes to man eating horses</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Amzons

9/12 labors

<p>9/12 labors</p>
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Geryon

  • 10/12 labors

  • a monster with either three bodies and three heads, or three heads and one body, or three bodies and one head

  • Heracles wanted Helio’s cup to get to island

  • Killed him and takes his cattle

<ul><li><p>10/12 labors</p></li><li><p>a monster with either three bodies and three heads<span>, or three heads and one body, or three bodies and one head</span></p></li><li><p>Heracles wanted Helio’s cup to get to island </p></li><li><p>Killed him and takes his cattle</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Heracles in Helio’s cup

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Apples of the Hesperides

  • 11/12 labors

  • golden apples given to Hera by Zeus on wedding day

  • In garden guarded by snake and nymphs (Hesperides)

  • Heracles asks Atlas for help getting apples

  • Heracles holds up sky while Atlas gets apples

<ul><li><p>11/12 labors</p></li><li><p>golden apples given to Hera by Zeus on wedding day</p></li><li><p>In garden guarded by snake and nymphs (Hesperides)</p></li><li><p>Heracles asks Atlas for help getting apples</p></li><li><p>Heracles holds up sky while Atlas gets apples</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Cerberus

  • 12/12 labors

  • Heracles captures 3 headed dog from underworld

<ul><li><p>12/12 labors</p></li><li><p>Heracles captures 3 headed dog from underworld</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Antaeus

  • side labor of Heracles

  • as long as his feet touch the ground he gets stronger

  • mother is Gaia

  • Heracles lifts him by the waist and breaks his ribs

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Busiris

  • king of Eygpt

  • side labor of Heracles

  • forced all travelers to be sacrificed

  • Heracles gets captured and sacrifices him

<ul><li><p>king of Eygpt</p></li><li><p>side labor of Heracles</p></li><li><p>forced all travelers to be sacrificed</p></li><li><p>Heracles gets captured and sacrifices him</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Omphale

  • Lydian queen

  • Heracles has to serve her after going insane

  • immaculates Heracles by taking male roles and having him do female roles

<ul><li><p>Lydian queen</p></li><li><p>Heracles has to serve her after going insane</p></li><li><p>immaculates Heracles by taking male roles and having him do female roles</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Cercopes

  • trouble makers turned into monkeys

  • steals Heracles weapons and he ties them to a stick and carries them around

<ul><li><p>trouble makers turned into monkeys</p></li><li><p>steals Heracles weapons and he ties them to a stick and carries them around </p></li></ul><p></p>
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Deianeira

  • wife of Heracles

  • Heracles wrestles river god to get her

  • Killed Heracles with poison from Nessus

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Nessus

  • centaur who takes Deianeira across river but tries to rape her

  • give Deianeira his blood for if Heracles cheats

<ul><li><p>centaur who takes Deianeira across river but tries to rape her</p></li><li><p>give Deianeira his blood for if Heracles cheats</p></li></ul><p></p>
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iole

  • daughter of king that Heracles conquered

  • Heracles makes her his slave

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Heracles’ choice between Vice and Virtue

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Apotheosis

when a mortal becomes a god