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One crushed, two hissing heads arise, Till good Iolas to each wound applies The burning brand. Dipped in the hydra's gall, His arrows slightest wound is death to all.  \n3 Capture the Mænalæan Stag  \nA stag with horns of gold and feet of brass, On Mænalus bounds o'er the unbending grass,  \nTo Diane sacred, this he's doomed to bring, Unhurt into the presence of the king, Forbid to wound, how take a stag so fleet?  \nA twelvemonth's end scarce saw the task complete.  \nFree Educational Materials Online [www.STUDENTHANDOUTS.com](www.STUDENTHANDOUTS.com)  \nTHE TWELVE LABORS OF HERCULES, SON OF JUPITER AND ALCMENE P a g e | 3  \n4 Capture the Erymanthian Boar  \nTo Erymanthus next his course is bent, To seize the boar by incensed Diane sent, The fell destroyer bound he o'er him flings, And unto scared Eurystheus quickly brings, The trembling tyrant shrinks aghast with dread, And in his brazen vessel hides his coward head.  \n5 Clean the Stables of Augeas in a Single Day  \nTo cleanse the Augean Stables now he's sped, Where thirty years three thousand oxen fed; The task for man too great. A river's course He turned, and through the stables urged its force, The tide resistless rolls, and in one day The gathered filth of years is swept away.  \n6 Slay the Stymphalides  \nThe Lake Stymphalus by his arm was freed, From those dire birds on human flesh who feed, By Pallas' aid the dreadful race subdued,  \nNo more its banks with whitening bones are strewed.  \nHonored by all mankind he now returns, But still Eurystheus' envious hatred burns.  \nFree Educational Materials Online [www.STUDENTHANDOUTS.com](www.STUDENTHANDOUTS.com)  \nTHE TWELVE LABORS OF HERCULES, SON OF JUPITER AND ALCMENE P a g e | 4  \n7 Capture the Cretan Bull  \nA furious bull with nostrils breathing fire, To punish Minos sent by Neptune's ire,  \nRoams wild in vengeance thro' his wide domains, And death and terror spreads o'er Crete's fair plains; But soon the bellowing beast alive he caught, And vainly struggling to Eurystheus brought.  \n8 Steal the Horses of Diomedes  \nFell Diomed, whose horses fat with gore, His subjects bodies in their mangers tore,  \nHe next overthrew. And as old authors say, The tyrant gave to his own steeds a prey, On Mount Olympus rent by savage beasts, No more the horses make on man their horrid feasts.  \n9 Obtain the Girdle of the Amazon Hippolyta  \nBy Fate constrained Eurystheus to obey, The matchless Hero now must bend his way, To gain the golden girdle which adorns The queen of Amazons. Who proudly scorns To yield, and in her warriors doth confide—But vanquished she becomes great Theseus' bride.  \nFree Educational Materials Online [www.STUDENTHANDOUTS.com](www.STUDENTHANDOUTS.com)  \nTHE TWELVE LABORS OF HERCULES, SON OF JUPITER AND ALCMENE P a g e | 5  \n10 Obtain the Cattle of Geryon  \nA giant king in Gades once did keep,(Unlike their gentle race) carnivorous sheep, The triple monster slain, amidst his rocks He left to birds a prey, and seized his flocks, Which by Eurystheus' order brought away He unto Argos safely did convey.  \n11 Capture Cerberus  \nIn fetters Hercules fierce Cerberus tied, And took him trembling from grim Pluto's side, From realms of darkness dragged away to light, The yelling monster sickened at the sight, And from his jaws the foam which fell to earth, Unto the poisonous aconite gave birth.  \n12 Steal the Apples ofthe Hesperides  \nTo crown his","cbCaidR0Y1Vq2FJ5","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidR0Y1Vq2FJ5","pdf",228423,"English","# The Twelve Labors of Hercules\n## 1 Slaying the Næmean Lion\n## 2 Slaying the Nine-headed Lernaæan Hydra\n## 3 Capture the Mænalæan Stag\n## 4 Capture the Erymanthian Boar\n## 5 Clean the Stables of Augeas in a Single Day\n## 6 Slay the Stymphalides\n## 7 Capture the Cretan Bull\n## 8 Steal the Horses of Diomedes\n## 9 Obtain the Girdle of the Amazon Hippolyta\n## 10 Obtain the Cattle of Geryon\n## 11 Capture Cerberus\n## 12 Steal the Apples of the Hesperides","[{\"question\":\"What are the twelve labors of Hercules listed in the text?\",\"answer\":\"The text lists twelve trials: slaying the Nemean lion; slaying the nine-headed Lernaean hydra; capturing the Maenalian stag; capturing the Erymanthian boar; cleansing Augeas’ stables in a single day; slaying the Stymphalides; capturing the Cretan bull; stealing the horses of Diomedes; obtaining the Amazon girdle; obtaining Geryon’s cattle; capturing Cerberus; and stealing the apples of the Hesperides.\"},{\"question\":\"How does Hercules defeat the nine-headed Lernaean hydra?\",\"answer\":\"He crushes the hydra’s many heads with a heavy club, but new hissing heads arise. 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