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With   the   lion's   skin   over   himthat   skin   that   no   spear   or   arrow   could 

pierceand carrying the club in his hand he journeyed on until he came to 

the palace of King Eurystheus。 

     The king�察�seeing coming toward him a towering man all covered with 

the hide of a monstrous lion�察�ran and hid himself in a great jar。 He lifted 

the   lid  up   to  ask   the  servants   what    was   the   meaning     of  this  terrible 

appearance。 And the servants told him that it was Heracles come back with 

the   skin   of   the   lion   of   Nemea。   On   hearing   this   Eurystheus   hid   himself 

again。 

     He   would   not   speak   with   Heracles   nor have   him  come   near   him�察  �so 

fearful was he。 But Heracles was content to be left alone。 He sat down in 

the palace and feasted himself。 

     The servants came to the king�察�Eurystheus lifted the lid of the jar and 

they told him how Heracles was feasting and devouring all the goods in 

the palace。 The king flew into a rage�察�but still he was fearful of having the 

hero    before    him。   He    issued   commands       through    his   heralds   ordering 

Heracles to go forth at once and perform the second of his tasks。 

     It was to slay the great water snake that made its lair in the swamps of 

Lerna。 Heracles stayed to feast another day�察�and then�察�with the lion's skin 

across his shoulders and the great club in his hands�察�he started off。 But this 



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time he did not go alone�察�the boy Iolaus went with him。 

       Heracles   and   Iolaus   went   on   until   they   came   to   the   vast   swamp   of 

Lerna。   Right   in   the   middle   of   the   swamp   was   the   water   snake   that   was 

called the Hydra。 Nine heads it had�察�and it raised them up out of the water 

as the hero and his companion came near。 They could not cross the swamp 

to come to the monster�察�for man or beast would sink and be lost in it。 

     The Hydra remained in the middle of the swamp belching mud at the 

hero   and   his   companion。   Then   Heracles   took   up   his   bow   and   he   shot 

flaming arrows at its heads。 It grew into such a rage that it came through 

the   swamp   to   attack   him。   Heracles   swung   his   club。 As   the   Hydra   came 

near he knocked head after head off its body。 

     But for every head knocked off two grew upon the Hydra。 And as he 

struggled   with   the   monster   a   huge   crab   came   out   of   the   swamp�察  �and 

gripping Heracles by the foot tried to draw him in。 Then Heracles cried out。 

The boy Iolaus came�察�he killed the crab that had come to the Hydra's aid。 

     Then     Heracles   laid   hands   upon     the   Hydra   and    drew   it  out   of  the 

swamp。 With his club he knocked off a head and he had Iolaus put fire to 

where it had been�察�so that two heads might not grow in that place。 The life 

of   the   Hydra   was   in   its   middle   head�察  �that   head   he   had   not   been   able   to 

knock off with his club。 Now�察�with his hands he tore it off�察�and he placed 

this head under a great stone so that it could not rise into life again。 The 

Hydra's life was now destroyed。 Heracles dipped his arrows into the gall 

of   the   monster�察  �making   his   arrows   deadly�察  �no   thing   that   was   struck   by 

these arrows afterward could keep its life。 

     Again he came to Eurystheus's palace�察�and Eurystheus�察�seeing him�察�ran 

again and hid himself in the jar。 Heracles ordered the servants to tell the 

king that he had returned and that the second labor was accomplished。 

     Eurystheus�察  �hearing   from   the   servants   that   Heracles   was   mild   in   his 

ways�察�came out of the jar。 Insolently he spoke。 ;Twelve labors you have to 

accomplish   for   me�察─  �said   he   to   Heracles�察   �and   eleven   yet   remain   to   be 

accomplished。; 

     ;How�拭─�said Heracles。 ;Have I not performed two of the labors�拭�Have 

I not slain the lion of Nemea and the great water snake of Lerna�拭─�



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     ;In the killing of the water snake you were helped by Iolaus�察─�said the 

king�察�snapping out his words and looking at Heracles with shifting eyes。 

;That labor cannot be allowed you。; 

     Heracles      would     have    struck    him     to  the   ground。     But    then    he 

remembered that the crime that he had committed in his madness would 

have   to   be   expiated   by   labors   performed   at   the   order   of   this   man。   He 

looked full upon Eurystheus and he said�察 �Tell me of the other labors�察�and 

I will go forth from Mycenx and accomplish them。; 

     Then   Eurystheus   bade   him   go   and   make   clean   the   stables   of   King 

Augeias。      Heracles    came     into  that  king's   country。    The    smell   from    the 

stables was felt for miles around。 Countless herds of cattle and goats had 

been in the stables for years�察�and because of the uncleanness and the smell 

that   came   from   it   the   crops   were   withered   all   around。   Heracles   told   the 

king that he would clean the stables if he were given one tenth of the cattle 

and the goats for a reward。 

     The king agreed to this reward。 Then Heracles drove the cattle and the 

goats   out   of   the   stables�察  �he   broke   through   the   foundations   and   he   made 

channels      for  the  two    rivers   Alpheus     and   Peneius。    The   waters    flowed 

through   the   stables�察  �and   in   a   day  all   the   uncleanness   was   washed   away。 

Then Heracles turned the rivers back into their own courses。 

     He was not given the reward he had bargained for�察�however。 

     He   went   back   to   Mycenae   with   the   tale   of   how   he   had   cleaned   the 

stables。 ;Ten labors remain for me to do now�察─�he said。 

     ;Eleven�察─  �said   Eurystheus。   ;How   can   I   allow   the   cleaning   of   King 

Augeias's stables to you when you bargained for a reward for doing it�拭─�

     Then   while   Heracles   stood   still�察  �holding   himself   back   from   striking 

him�察�Eurystheus ran away and hid himself in the jar。 Through his heralds 

he sent word to Heracles�察�telling him what the other labors would be。 

     He was to clear the marshes of Stymphalus of the maneating birds that 

gathered there�察�he was to capture and bring to the king the golden´horned 

deer of Coryneia�察�he was also to capture and bring alive to Mycenae the 

boar of Erymanthus。 

     Heracles   came   to   the   marshes   of   Stymphalus。   The   growth   of   jungle 



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was   so   dense   that   he   could   not   cut   his   way   through   to   where   the   man´ 

eating   birds   were�察  �they   sat   upon   low   bushes   within   the   jungle�察  �gorging 

themselves upon the flesh they had carried there。 

     For days Heracles tried to hack his way through。 He could not get to 

where the birds were。 Then�察�thinking he might not be able to accomplish 

this labor�察�he sat upon the ground in despair。 

     It was then that one of the immortals appeared to him�察�for the first and 

only time he was given help from the gods。 

     It  was    Athena    who    came    to   him。   She   stood   apart   from   Heracles�察�

holding in her hands brazen cymbals。 These she clashed together。 At the 

sound of this clashing the Stymphalean birds rose up from the low bushes 

behind the jungle。 Heracles shot at them with those unerring arrows of his。 

The maneating birds fell�察�one after the other�察�into the marsh。 

     Then     Heracles     went   north    to  where    the   Coryneian     deer   took    her 

pasture。 So swift of foot was she that no hound nor hunter had ever been 

able to overtake her。 For the whole of a year Heracles kept Golden Horns 

in chase�察�and at last�察�on the side of the Mountain Artemision�察�he caught her。 

Artemis�察�the goddess of the wild things�察�would have punished Heracles for 

capturing   the   deer�察  �but   the   hero   pleaded   with   her�察  �and   she   relented   and 

agreed     to  let  him    bring   the  deer   to  Mycenm       and   show     her  to  King 

Eurystheus。   And   Artemis   took   charge   of   Golden   Horns   while   Heracles 

went off to capture the Erymanthean boar。 

     He   came   to   the   city   of   Psophis�察  �the   inhabitants   of   which   were   in 

deadly fear because of the ravages of the boar。 Heracles made his way up 

the mountain to hunt it。 Now on this mountain a band of centaurs lived�察�

and   they�察  �knowing   him   since   the   time   he   had   been   fostered   by   Chiron�察�

welcomed Heracles。 One of them�察�Pholus�察�took Heracles to the great house 

where the centaurs had their wine stored。 

     Seldom did the centaurs drink wine�察�a draft of it made them wild�察�and 

so   they   stored   it   away�察  �leaving   it   in   the   charge   of   one   of   their   band。 

Heracles begged Pholus to give him a draft of wine�察�after he had begged 

again and again the centaur opened one of his great jars。 

     Heracles drank wine and spilled it。 Then the centaurs that were without 



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smelt the wine and came hammering at the door�察�demanding the drafts that 

would   make   them   wild。   Heracles   came   forth   to   drive   them   away。   They 

attacked him。 Then he shot at them with his unerring arrows and he drove 

them   away。   Up   the   mountain   and   away   to   far   rivers   the   centaurs   raced�察�

pursued by Heracles with his bow。 

     One     was   slain�察 �Pholus�察   �the   centaur    who    had   entertained    him。   By 

accident Heracles dropped a poisoned arrow on his foot。 He took the body 

of   Pholus   up   to   the   top   of   the   mountain   and   buried   the   centaur   there。 

Afterward�察�on the snows of Erymanthus�察�he set a snare for the boar and 

caught him there。 

     Upon his shoulders he carried the boar to Mycenae and he led the deer 

by   her   golden   horns。   When   Eurystheus   bad   looked   upon   them   the   boar 

was   slain�察  �but   the   deer   was   loosed   and   she   fled   back   to   the   Mountain 

Artemision。 

     King   Eurystheus   sat   hidden in   the   great   jar�察  �and   he   thought   of   more 

terrible   labors   he   would   make   Heracles   engage   in。   Now   he   would   send 

him    oversea     and   make    him    strive  with   fierce   tribes   and   more    dread 

monsters。 When he had it all thought out he had Heracles brought before 

him and he to

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