Herakles, the only human to be granted immortality among the gods, was the illicit son of Zeus. As part of the Twelve Labours, Herakles slayed the Lernean Hydra, tamed the Mares of Diomedes, and stealing the apples of Hesperides.
The Lernean Hydra was a nine-headed snake, that when one head was cut off, two more would grow in its place. With the help of Iolaus, the growing of new heads was prevented because they cauterized each decapitated neck.
Herakles tamed the Mares of Diomedes, who were fed human flesh, by killing Diomedes and feeding him to his own mares.
The daughters of Titan Atlas were Hesperides. They were nymphs of the far west and tended a tree that bore golden apples. Herakles slayed the dragon guarding the tree and stole the
The Lernean Hydra was a nine-headed snake, that when one head was cut off, two more would grow in its place. With the help of Iolaus, the growing of new heads was prevented because they cauterized each decapitated neck.
Herakles tamed the Mares of Diomedes, who were fed human flesh, by killing Diomedes and feeding him to his own mares.
The daughters of Titan Atlas were Hesperides. They were nymphs of the far west and tended a tree that bore golden apples. Herakles slayed the dragon guarding the tree and stole the