Driven to insanity by Hera, Hercules slew his six sons and his wife Megara. After recovering his sanity Hercules, devastated, deeply regretted his foul action, so we went to Delphi to inquire the Oracle how he could be atoned for his terrible actions.
Pythia, the Oracle of Delphi advised him to go to Tiryns and serve his cousin King Eurystheas performing any labours he asked him to do. In return, he would be rewarded with immortality.
Hercules despaired at the notion that he would have to serve a man inferior to himself. Yet fearing to oppose Zeus' eventually he placed himself at Eurystheas' disposal. Eurystheas, originally, ordered Hercules to perform ten labours, but then, trying to challenge Hercules, he changed his mind and ordered him to perform twelve being sure this was quite impossible.
Hercules managed, with great difficulty, to perform all twelve labour very successfully. These were:
1 Slaying the Nemean Lion
2 Slaying the nine-headed Lernea Hydra
3 Capture of the Cerenean Hind
4 Capture of the Erymanthian Boar
5 Cleaning the Argean Stables in one day
6 Slaying the Stymphalian Birds
7 Capturing the Cretan Bull
8 Stealing the Mares of Diomedes
9 Obtain the Girdle of Hippolytus, Queen of the Amazons
10 Obtain the cattle of the monster, Geryon
11 Capture and bring back Cerberus
Hercules after performing these very difficult labours decided to join the Argonauts in their attempt to obtain the Golden Fleece.
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