Cancer

What was the task given to Heracles during the Twelve Labors?

• To capture a golden deer

• To defeat the Hydra

• To steal the apples of the Hesperides

• To clean the Augean stables

Where did the Hydra dwell?

• In the Nemean forest

• In the Lernaean swamps

• On Mount Olympus

• In the Underworld

What challenge did Heracles face when fighting the Hydra?

• The Hydra could fly

• The Hydra was invisible

• Two more heads grew for each one severed

• The Hydra could breathe fire

Who sent the crab to interfere with Heracles' task?

• Zeus

• Athena

• Hera

• Apollo

What did Heracles do to honor the crab's effort?

• He named a city after it

• He placed it among the stars

• He built a temple for it

• He wrote a song about it

What does the constellation Cancer represent?

• The strength of Zeus

• The wisdom of Athena

• The perseverance and determination of Heracles

• The beauty of Aphrodite

What was the name of the crab that attacked Heracles?

• Karkinos

• Cerberus

• Charybdis

• Scylla

How did Heracles deal with the crab?

• He captured it

• He befriended it

• He swiftly dispatched it

• He ignored it

What was Hera's intention in sending the crab?

• To help Heracles

• To create obstacles for Heracles

• To entertain Heracles

• To teach Heracles a lesson

What does the story of Cancer remind us of?

• The beauty of the stars

• The power of the gods

• The challenges faced by mortals

• The wisdom of Heracles