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(Hercules according to Roman Mythology)

The Twelve Labors of Heracles are a series of tasks that the Greek hero was assigned as a punishment and a means to redeem himself after being driven mad by Hera and killing his wife and children. These labours were given to him by King Eurystheus of Mycenae and included nearly impossible challenges: slaying the Nemean Lion with its impenetrable hide, killing the multi-headed Hydra that regrew its heads, capturing the swift Ceryneian Hind sacred to Artemis, capturing the ferocious Erymanthian Boar, cleaning the filthy Augean Stables in a single day, driving away the dangerous Stymphalian Birds, capturing the Cretan Bull, taming the man-eating Mares of Diomedes, stealing the Girdle of Hippolyta, the queen of the Amazons, herding the Cattle of Geryon, retrieving the Golden Apples of the Hesperides, and finally, capturing Cerberus, the three-headed guard dog of the Underworld. These labourers showcased Heracles’ extraordinary strength, bravery, and cleverness, solidifying his status as one of the greatest heroes in Greek mythology.