12 Labors of Hercules

Hercules performed the 12 Labors as ...

• a plan to make him the strongest hero in history

• punishment for his crimes

• a way to please his father Zeus

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How did Hercules slay the Nemean lion?

• With his bare hands

• With help from his father Zeus

• With a special weapon

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The Second Labor involved the Lernaean Hydra, which was

• a giant squid with 9 heads

• a huge octopus with 8 heads

• a beast of a snake with 9 heads

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When the one head of the Lernaean Hydra was cut off...

• another head would replace it

• 2 would grow in its place

• 3 heads would magically appear

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The Third Labor was to capture the Arcadian Deer which was loved by which goddess?

• Athena

• Hera

• Artemis

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The Fourth Labor involved the Erymanthian Boar, which was a...

• A huge, powerful boar

• A huge, powerful bear

• A huge, powerful hippo

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The Fifth Labor was about cleansing the Augean stables, which had not been cleaned for how many years?

• 30

• 20

• 300

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The Sixth Labor involved eliminating the Stymphalian Birds, which were described as...

• Man eating, fire-breathing birds

• Man eating birds with the power of invisibility

• Man eating birds with claws, beaks, and wings of bronze

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Which goddess helped Hercules to eliminate the Stymphalian Birds?

• Athena

• Demeter

• Artemis

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The Seventh Labor was to deliver the Cretan Bull to whom?

• King Minos

• King Eurystheus

• King Midas

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