CLST 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Erymanthian Boar, Stymphalian Birds, Cretan Bull
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Fought with wooden club, or bare hand. Had a bow and arrow, sword, and golden breastplate. Zeus tricked alcemene into sleeping with zeus. Hera was mad and sent two serpents into the cradle to kill heracles. Heracles killed the two serpents with his bare hands. Killed linos in a fit of rage. Killed a lots of people by accident or if he was not pissed. He killed his wife megara and their children. Sought advice from the pythia at delphi. Instructed to go to tiryns and performed the 12 labours for. He found lion was invulnerable to weapons so he choked it to death. Eurystheus refused to let heracles to enter his palace. Shot hydra with bow and arrows and fire. Slaying animals that have been harming the nearby villages. When one head is cut off, sealed it with fire to prevent from growing out again. Then he cut off the mortal head. Since he received help, this didn"t count.
