Introduction
True or false? Hercules' mother was mortal.
True
The name of the nine-headed dragon
a Hydra
How long did this labor take to complete?
1 year
Crete was an island off of what country?
Greece
What was Hercules' reward for completing the labors?
immortality
What was the name of Hercules' father?
Zeus
What happened after Hercules cut off one head?
two heads grew back
What was Ceryneia?
a female red deer
The king of Crete
King Minos
Where did Hercules live after the labors?
Mount Olympus
The goddess who sent two snakes to Hercules' crib.
Hera
How did Hercules and his cousin prevent heads from growing back?
Hercules' cousin used his torch to burn the spot where the head once grew.
What did Hercules use to catch the deer?
a net
The god of the sea
Poseidon
What came running towards Hercules when he arrived on the island of Erytheia?
a gigantic two-headed dog
What happened to Hercules' wife and three sons?
Hera caused a horrible accident that killed Megara and her three sons.
What was the name of the person who traveled to the swamp with Hercules?
Iolaus
The hind of Ceryneia had _______ horns and _______ hooves
Golden horns
Bronze hoofs
His anger exploded like a volcano is an example of what poetic device?
a simile
to make up for a wrong
atone
Why did King Eurystheus give Hercules labors?
To relive Hercules of the guilt that he feels.
Why did Hercules have to cover his mouth and nose with a cloth?
to protect himself from the toxic fumes
Hercules knew that hurting the deer would bring wrath from who?
Artemis, the goddess of hunting
Why did Poseidon curse the bull?
King Minos deceived Poseidon and sacrificed a different bull because he thought the bull was too beautiful to give to the god.
Hercules has simularities to a hero that we just read about. Who?
Paul Bunyan