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	~~King~~ '''Eurystheas''' was a king of [[Mycenae]], and a cousin of [[Herakles]] in [[Greece\|Greek]] [[Greek mythology\|mythology]]. He was also the father of [[Admete]].		'''Eurystheas''' was a king of [[Mycenae]], and a cousin of [[Herakles]] in [[Greece\|Greek]] [[Greek mythology\|mythology]]. He was also the father of [[Admete]].

	==Biography==		==Biography==

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	King '''Eurystheas''' was a king of [[Mycenae]], and a cousin of [[Herakles]] in [[Greece\|Greek]] [[Greek mythology\|mythology]]. He was also the father of ~~{{Wiki\|~~Admete}}.		King '''Eurystheas''' was a king of [[Mycenae]], and a cousin of [[Herakles]] in [[Greece\|Greek]] [[Greek mythology\|mythology]]. He was also the father of [[Admete]].

	==Biography==		==Biography==

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	King '''Eurystheas''' was a king of [[Mycenae]], and a cousin of [[Herakles]] in [[Greece\|Greek]] [[Greek mythology\|mythology]]. He was also the father of {{Wiki\|Admete}}.		King '''Eurystheas''' was a king of [[Mycenae]], and a cousin of [[Herakles]] in [[Greece\|Greek]] [[Greek mythology\|mythology]]. He was also the father of {{Wiki\|Admete}}.

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	For Herakles' ninth task, Eurystheas told him to retrieve the [[Hippolyta's Belt\|girdle]] of the [[Amazons\|Amazon]]-queen [[Hippolyta]], in order to give it to his daughter, Admete.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Korinthia\|Korinthia: The Belt of Hippolyta]]</ref>		For Herakles' ninth task, Eurystheas told him to retrieve the [[Hippolyta's Belt\|girdle]] of the [[Amazons\|Amazon]]-queen [[Hippolyta]], in order to give it to his daughter, Admete.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Korinthia\|Korinthia: The Belt of Hippolyta]]</ref>

	As the final task, Eurystheas commanded Herakles to bring him [[Cerberos]], [[Hades]]' guard-dog of the [[Underworld]]. When Herakles was successful in this task as well, Eurystheas was so frightened that he begged Herakles to return the hound, releasing the hero from his servitude.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Elis\|Elis: Cerberos]]</ref>		As the final task, Eurystheas commanded Herakles to bring him [[Cerberos]], [[Hades]]' guard-dog of the [[Underworld]]. When Herakles was successful in this task as well, Eurystheas was so frightened that he begged Herakles to return the hound, releasing the hero from his servitude.<ref name="Cerberos">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Elis\|Elis: Cerberos]]</ref>

			==Behind the scenes==
			The [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Herakles_Kerberos_Eurystheus_Louvre_E701.jpg painting] featuring Herakles bringing Cerberos to Eurystheas, as seen in ''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'', is from a {{Wiki\|Caere}}tan {{Wiki\|hydria}} from around 530 BCE.<ref name="Cerberos" />

			==Gallery==
			<gallery captionalign="center" position="center">
			ACOd-DT-HeraklesKerberosEurystheasCaeretanHydria.jpg\|A painting from 6th century BCE featuring Herakles bringing Cerberos to Eurystheas
			</gallery>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{c\|artwork only}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{c\|artwork only}}
	**''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' {{Mo}}		**''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' {{c\|artwork}}

	==References==		==References==

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	[[File:ACOd-relief-LabourBoar.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Herakles ~~bringing~~ the [[Erymanthian Boar~~]] to~~ Eurystheas]]		King '''Eurystheas''' was a king of [[Mycenae]], and a cousin of [[Herakles]] in [[Greece\|Greek]] [[Greek mythology\|mythology]]. He was also the father of {{Wiki\|Admete}}.
	King '''Eurystheas''' was a king of [[Mycenae]], and a cousin of [[Herakles]] in [[Greece\|Greek]] [[Greek mythology\|mythology]].

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Eurystheas was the one who set the [[Labours of Hercules\|twelve tasks]] for Herakles to accomplish during his twelve year servitude.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Argolis\|Argolis: The Nemean Lion]]</ref>		Eurystheas was the one who set the [[Labours of Hercules\|twelve tasks]] for Herakles to accomplish during his twelve year servitude.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Argolis\|Argolis: The Nemean Lion]]</ref>
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			When Herakles brought Eurystheas the [[Erymanthian Boar]] as his fourth task, the animal terrified Eurystheas so much that he hid within a ''{{Wiki\|pithos}}''.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Elis\|Elis: The Erymanthian Boar]]</ref>

			Despite Eurystheas commanding Herakles to kill the [[Kretan Bull]], he considered the task completed when Herakles sent him the bull alive instead, and the animal was released afterwards.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Messara\|Messara: The Kretan Bull]]</ref>

			Following the completion of Herakles' eight and tenth tasks, namely bringing the [[Mares of Diomedes\|mares]] of [[Diomedes]] and the [[Cattle of Geryon\|cattle]] of [[Geryon]], Eurysthaes proceeded to dedicate the [[horse]]s<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Makedonia\|Makedonia: The Mares of Diomedes]]</ref> and to sacrifice the [[Cattle\|cows]] to the Greek goddess [[Hera]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Arkadia\|Arkadia: The Cattle of Geryon]]</ref>

			For Herakles' ninth task, Eurystheas told him to retrieve the [[Hippolyta's Belt\|girdle]] of the [[Amazons\|Amazon]]-queen [[Hippolyta]], in order to give it to his daughter, Admete.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Korinthia\|Korinthia: The Belt of Hippolyta]]</ref>

			As the final task, Eurystheas commanded Herakles to bring him [[Cerberos]], [[Hades]]' guard-dog of the [[Underworld]]. When Herakles was successful in this task as well, Eurystheas was so frightened that he begged Herakles to return the hound, releasing the hero from his servitude.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Elis\|Elis: Cerberos]]</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{c\|artwork only}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{c\|artwork only}}

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	King '''Eurystheas''' was a king of [[Mycenae]], and a cousin of [[Herakles]] in [[Greece\|Greek]] [[Greek mythology\|mythology]].		King '''Eurystheas''' was a king of [[Mycenae]], and a cousin of [[Herakles]] in [[Greece\|Greek]] [[Greek mythology\|mythology]].

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Eurystheas was the one who set the [[Labours of Hercules\|twelve tasks]] for Herakles to accomplish during his twelve year servitude.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Argolis\|Argolis: The Nemean Lion]]</ref>		Eurystheas was the one who set the [[Labours of Hercules\|twelve tasks]] for Herakles to accomplish during his twelve year servitude.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Argolis\|Argolis: The Nemean Lion]]</ref>
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King '''Eurystheas''' was a king of [[Mycenae]], and a cousin of [[Herakles]] in [[Greece|Greek]] [[Greek mythology|mythology]].

==Biography==
Eurystheas was the one who set the [[Labours of Hercules|twelve tasks]] for Herakles to accomplish during his twelve year servitude.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Argolis|Argolis: The Nemean Lion]]</ref>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{c|artwork only}}
**''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' {{Mo}}

==References==
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