Classical Studies 2810A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Hylas, Tiryns, Deianira
8 Dec 2017
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His exploits cover not just the 12 labors. He is a civic hero, a sexual glutton. Story of megara: in some versions he becomes enraged or hera drives him mad witch result in him killing his wife and children. The 12 labors are to be in expiation for this: 1. Interacting a friend to cauterize each cut o head: 3. A red female dear with hooves of bronze and horses of gold: 4. Diverts 1 or 2 rivers: 6. Drive away a ock of man killing birds. Uses clappers to scare them: 7. Brings it back to the king eurythemus. The king sets it free: 8. To get the belt foe the kings daughter: 10. Geryon, three heads, three sets of legs, three sets of arms: 11. She is almost raped by nessos the centaur. The poisoned shirt: deianira collects nesso"s blood thinking it would make a love potion, but it actually kills herakles.
