Sending a hero off to ‘certain death’ never seems to work out...

The Greek hero thinks he has paid off more of his debt to the gods, but an unpleasant surprise awaits him.

Eurystheus sends his cousin on another labour, this time hoping the task is too delicate for the big man.

Snaring a wild boar turns out to be much less dangerous than keeping centaurs away from their wine.

Heracles shows his capacity for thinking outside the box, but spoils it by trying to be just a little bit too clever.

Our hero is sent to deal with some man-eating birds, but cannot reach their lakeside refuge.