Hercules had completed all his other tasks with ease. He sought out King Eurystheus for his twelfth and final task. The king being surprised this man still stood after his first eleven labors, needed time to think of the final task and sent Hercules away. King Eurystheus wanted this task to be impossible, something no mortal could ever do. Something so dangerous that he was sure to be killed. The king decided to task hercules with bringing Cerberus to him.
Cerberus was no ordinary beast. This creature was a monstrous dog with three heads and a tail that was the head of a dragon. Cerberus was the child of Echinda, who was a hybrid herself being half-woman half-serpent, and Typhon, a terrifying giant that could breathe fire and was covered with dragons and serpents. These two also created a few of Hercules’ other enemies, including Orthus, who was a two-headed hound which guarded the cattle of …show more content…
“I have chosen your twelfth and task. You must journey all the way to Hades and bring me the three headed guardian Cerberus. This will be your hardest labor yet,” Eurystheus explained.
Hercules smirked and replied, “You are quite right, this will be hard but nothing that I won’t be able to handle. I accept the challenge and will return with Cerberus’s heads!”
The king knew Hercules would think to kill beast, just as he had always done before. But King Eurystheus wanted Hercules to struggle that much more. The king proclaimed, “Not so fast Hercules. This time I don’t want the head of this beast. Instead of you simply killing the monster, this time you must bring it back to me alive.”
Hercules was intimidated for the first time by this unexpected twist but refused to back down. “A new twist I see. I will bring you the beast alive but if he tries to kill you when I deliver him to the foot of your throne I will not stop him,” Hercules toyed with the king.
“Enough talk! Bring me the beast,” the king
Cerberus was no ordinary beast. This creature was a monstrous dog with three heads and a tail that was the head of a dragon. Cerberus was the child of Echinda, who was a hybrid herself being half-woman half-serpent, and Typhon, a terrifying giant that could breathe fire and was covered with dragons and serpents. These two also created a few of Hercules’ other enemies, including Orthus, who was a two-headed hound which guarded the cattle of …show more content…
“I have chosen your twelfth and task. You must journey all the way to Hades and bring me the three headed guardian Cerberus. This will be your hardest labor yet,” Eurystheus explained.
Hercules smirked and replied, “You are quite right, this will be hard but nothing that I won’t be able to handle. I accept the challenge and will return with Cerberus’s heads!”
The king knew Hercules would think to kill beast, just as he had always done before. But King Eurystheus wanted Hercules to struggle that much more. The king proclaimed, “Not so fast Hercules. This time I don’t want the head of this beast. Instead of you simply killing the monster, this time you must bring it back to me alive.”
Hercules was intimidated for the first time by this unexpected twist but refused to back down. “A new twist I see. I will bring you the beast alive but if he tries to kill you when I deliver him to the foot of your throne I will not stop him,” Hercules toyed with the king.
“Enough talk! Bring me the beast,” the king