ry site that Hercules goes to is a stronghold of the old tradition and religion. He changes them to the tradition of Zeus =*Apollo is jealous becauseHercules might be the better son of Zeus. In all of these episodes, Herakles must travel to the underworld; always has an anima or animus; and isalways fighting another version of himself. Herakles labors (total: 12)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) Defeating the Hydra with the help of Eolaos 2) He tames Kerberos the bitch who is the guardian of the underworld. It has 3 heads and a serpentine tailand is associated with wolfsbane (sinister connotations: poison). Hercules captures and tames it by bringingit out of the underworld. Hercules is later infected by the toxin, wolfsbane that reverses the hybridizing ofwolves. Hermes, the anima, helps him leave the underworld. 3) Capturing the boar of Mt. Eremonthos 4) He gets rid of all the long necked birds that infest the Stimphalion Lake. 5) He must capture the reindeer that turns into an olive tree once it crosses the border. The reindeer is afemale deer that grows horns. As he chases it he cannot shake the addiction, which means that the reindeerhas a botanic identity. After he captures the reindeer, he must pluck the golden horns. The horns, onceacross the border, turn into an olive tree, and is said to be the third of the first olive trees (Delos, and theone made by Athena are also considered to be the first olive trees). 6) At Mt. Eremonthos, there are many centaurs who engage themselves by drinking and brawling. Herculestries to kill some of these wild centaurs and accidentally shoots Cheiron (the good centaur). Cheironbecomes intoxicated and crazy, but since he is immortal he cannot die. Hercules frees Prometheus whocreates a cure that ultimately kills Cheiron and rescues him from his pain. 7) Diomedes has a couple of mares that eat human flesh. Hercules feeds Diomedes to these mares. 8)...
