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Heracles

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1

Heracles and Omphale

As penance for involuntary manslaughter, Heracles was sentenced to slavery under the playful rod of Omphale, Queen of Lydia.

2

Heracles and the Flea

A man begs the mighty Heracles to save him the effort of despatching a flea.

3

Heracles and the Waggoner

Heracles refuses to come to the aid of man who is perfectly able to help himself.

4

Heracles and Cerberus

In the last of his twelve labours, the hero must snatch the three-headed guard dog of the Underworld.

5

Heracles and the Garden of the Hesperides

Two of Heracles’s labours are declared void, so to make up the number he is sent to find the Garden of the Hesperides.

6

Heracles and the Cattle of Geryon

Heracles must get the better of a three-bodied giant and steal his cattle.