Monsters
What monster is a dog with 3 heads?
Cerberus
Who is Hercules' father and King of gods?
Zeus
Where do the gods live?
Mount Olympus
How did Hercules kill snakes in his crib?
He strangled them.
Who is Hercules' human mother?
Alcmena
Which monster(s) eat flesh and have hooves?
The Horses of Diomedes
Who found Hercules on the hill as a baby?
Athena
What country does the story take place?
Greece
How did Hercules stop new heads from growing back after he cut them when he fought the hydra?
He had his nephew, Iolaus burn each wound with a torch.
Who is Eurystheus?
He was King of Mycenae.
What deer is red and had gold antlers with bronze hooves?
The Golden Hind
Who tried to kill Hercules every time he performed a labor?
Hera
Where does Hercules go to complete the labor of the Erymanthean Boar?
Mount Erymanthus
How did Hercules defeat the Stymphlaian birds for his sixth labor?
Athena gave him magical bronze krotala (noisemakers) to scare the birds away.
Who was Hercules' second wife?
Dejanira
Which monster ate humans and had two tusks/horns?
The Erymanthean Boar
Who is the ruler of the underworld?
Hades
What place did Hercules flood to clean as a labor?
The Augean Stables
How did Hercules trick Atlas to get golden apples for labor number 11?
He let Atlas free to get the apples for him, then tricked Atlas into holding the weight of the heavens again.
Who was Hercules' first wife?
Megara
What monster had 9 heads, and poisonous breath?
Hydra
Which titan was punished by the gods to hold the weight of the heavens on his shoulders?
Atlas
Where does King Eurystheus live?
Mycenae
How did Hercules die?
His second wife unknowingly poisoned him with what she thought were a love potion.
What was the name of the centaur who's blood poisoned Hercules?
Nessus