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18 Cards in this Set
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Hercules Parents
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Zeus and Alcmena
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Hercules wives
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Astydamia, Astyoche, Auge, Autonoe, Chalciope, Deianira, Echidna, Epicaste, Megara, Omphale, Parthenope.
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Hercules & Hera
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She was jealous of Alcmena, sent 2 serpents to kill Hercules. Hercules killed the serpents
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Hercules & Megara
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Children: Deicoon and Therimachus, he killed these kids in a fit of madness. Some say he killed Megara too
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Hercules & Deianira
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Children: Macaria, Glycisonetes, Gyneus Hyllus, Odites.
Wrestles Achelous who also wants to marry Deianira |
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Eurystheus
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Taskmaster of Hercules - he commanded the labors
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Labor 1: Nemean lion
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lions skin couldnt' be penetrated, he had to strangle him. He wears the lions skin, carries a club
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Labor 5: Cleaning the sables of Augeas
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full of manure, he divers 2 rivers to flow through and clean out the stables. Eurystheus refused to count this as his labor
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Labor 6: Stymphalian Birds
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Man eating birds, shooting feathers. Athena gave him castanets, birds flew up when he used the bells and he killed them with his arrows
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First 6 Labors
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Called the Pelanes Labors, the southern part of greece
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Labor 9: The Belt of the Amazon
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Land of the amazons. Need to get Belt of queen amazon. He took Thesis with him and others. The queen gave him the belt. Hera made up a story about kidnapping the queen so it didn't look easy.
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Labor 11: The Apples of the Hesperidies
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Guarded by a dragon, he has to get 3 golden apples. Atlas helps, Hercules holds the earth for him while Atlas goes and gets the apples. Atlas tries to leave Hercules holding the earth but he gets tricked.
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Why was Hercules punished?
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Hera punished him because he killed his wife and kids, sent him to King Eurystheus.
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Lerna
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Small village, farms and fields.
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Athena
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Known to aid heros
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Diana - Artemis
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Guardian to the young
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Hercules Death
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Married to Dionira after labors, she was jealous and complained to Centaur Onysus. He told her she dip his cloak into a special potion and wrap him in it. The potion was poison and killed him. Zeus granted him Postulous mortality, so when he died, he lived in the heavens. He married Hebe.
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Primitive Hero
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No posterity
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