Heracles - Michael Garcia | Library

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Why did Hera hate Hercules?

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What was Eurystheus’s relationship to Hercules?

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Why didn’t Hercules give the Ceryneian Hind to Eurystheus?

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What special item did Hercules need to defeat the Stymphalian birds?

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Which god helped Hercules reach Geryon’s island?

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Why did the labors increase from 10 to 12?

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Which of the following labors was deemed invalid by Eurystheus?

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Herakles has a reputation for being kind of a _______ .

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What were the circumstances of Herakles’ miraculous birth?

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Eventually Alceides moves back to Thebes and marries princess _______ . They start a _______ and things begin to settle down. This is where we get to the turning point in Alceides’ life; suddenly, he goes _______ .

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Herakles’ first labor is to go to Nemea and kill a monstrous _______ .

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He must then defeat the Lernean Hydra, a swamp _______ with nine heads.

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Herakles must go to Psophis and kill the giant Erymanthian _______ .

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He must drive away the Stymphalian _______ .

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Herakles must capture the rampaging Cretan _______ .

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Herakles must fetch the _______ of Hippolyte, queen of the Amazons.

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What are the final three labors of Herakles (which include two make-up labors)?

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Herakles puts on the poisonous shirt and dies an
extremely painful death, _______ on his own funeral pyre.

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Herakles becomes a _______  and gets to live on _______ .