Greeking Out from National Geographic Kids S3E2 - Heracles Pt. 2 - The Twelve Labors of Heracles
Oct 24, 2020
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The Stymphalian Birds
- Heracles' sixth labor involved the Stymphalian Birds, creatures with bronze beaks, metal feathers, and poisonous dung.
- Athena, recognizing Heracles' struggle, gifted him a giant rattle (krotala) to flush the birds from their nests.
The Cretan Bull
- Heracles' seventh labor was straightforward: capture the Cretan Bull.
- This bull, familiar from the Theseus myth, was ultimately released in Marathon.
The Mares of Diomedes
- Diomedes' mares, Heracles' eighth labor, were fire-breathing, human-flesh-eating horses.
- Heracles tricked the horses onto an island, and their owner Diomedes was subsequently devoured by them.