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==Context== | ==Context== | ||
Driven mad by [[ | Driven mad by [[Hera]], Herakles slew his wife Megara and their children. After recovering his sanity, he traveled to the [[Sanctuary of Delphi]] to inquire how he could atone for his actions; he was instructed by the [[Pythia]] to go to [[Fort Tiryns|Tiryns]]{{Fact|March 2020}} and serve his cousin, King [[Eurystheas]] of [[Mycenae]], for twelve years. Therefore, Eurystheus set twelve tasks for Herakles.<ref name="Nemean">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Argolis|Argolis: The Nemean Lion]]</ref> | ||
==List of the labours== | ==List of the labours== | ||
*Slay the [[Nemean Lion]]<ref name=" | *Slay the [[Nemean Lion]]<ref name="Nemean" /> <ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Nemean Lion]]</ref> | ||
*Slay the [[Lernaean Hydra]]<ref | *Slay the [[Lernaean Hydra]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Argolis|Argolis: The Hydra]]</ref> <ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Argolis|Argolis: Learna Swamp]]</ref> | ||
*Capture the [[Hind of Keryneia]]<ref | *Capture the [[Hind of Keryneia]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Euboea|Euboea: The Keryneian Hind]]</ref> | ||
*Capture the [[Erymanthian Boar]]<ref | *Capture the [[Erymanthian Boar]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Elis|Elis: The Erymanthian Boar]]</ref> | ||
*Clean the [[Stable of Augeias]]<ref | *Clean the [[Stable of Augeias]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Elis|Elis: The Augean Stables]]</ref> | ||
*Slay the [[Stymphalian birds]]<ref | *Slay the [[Stymphalian birds]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Arkadia|Arkadia: The Stymphalian Birds]]</ref> <ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Arkadia|Arkadia: Stymphalos]]</ref> | ||
*Capture the [[Kretan Bull]]<ref | *Capture the [[Kretan Bull]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Messara|Messara: The Kretan Bull]]</ref> | ||
*Steal the | *Steal the [[Mares of Diomedes|mares]] of [[Diomedes of Thrace|Diomedes]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Makedonia|Makedonia: The Mares of Diomedes]]</ref> | ||
*Obtain the [[Hippolyta's Belt|girdle]] of [[Hippolyta]]<ref | *Obtain the [[Hippolyta's Belt|girdle]] of [[Hippolyta]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Korinthia|Korinthia: The Belt of Hippolyta]]</ref> | ||
*Obtain the cattle of | *Obtain the [[Cattle of Geryon|cattle]] of [[Geryon]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Arkadia|Arkadia: The Cattle of Geryon]]</ref> | ||
*Steal the [[Apples of Eden|apples]] of {{Wiki|Hesperides}}<ref | *Steal the [[Apples of Eden|apples]] of {{Wiki|Hesperides}}<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Hydrea|Hydrea: The Golden Apples of the Hesperides]]</ref> <ref name="Glyph 1">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs|Glyph]]: [[Glyphs#1|In the Beginning]]</ref> | ||
*Subdue and take back [[Cerberus]] from the [[underworld]].<ref | *Subdue and take back [[Cerberus]] from the [[underworld]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Elis|Elis: Cerberos]]</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
Revision as of 13:21, 1 March 2020
In Greek mythology, the Twelve Labours of Hercules were a series of legendary feats performed by the hero Herakles, whose name was later Romanised as Hercules.
Context
Driven mad by Hera, Herakles slew his wife Megara and their children. After recovering his sanity, he traveled to the Sanctuary of Delphi to inquire how he could atone for his actions; he was instructed by the Pythia to go to Tiryns [citation needed] and serve his cousin, King Eurystheas of Mycenae, for twelve years. Therefore, Eurystheus set twelve tasks for Herakles.[1]
List of the labours
- Slay the Nemean Lion[1] [2]
- Slay the Lernaean Hydra[3] [4]
- Capture the Hind of Keryneia[5]
- Capture the Erymanthian Boar[6]
- Clean the Stable of Augeias[7]
- Slay the Stymphalian birds[8] [9]
- Capture the Kretan Bull[10]
- Steal the mares of Diomedes[11]
- Obtain the girdle of Hippolyta[12]
- Obtain the cattle of Geryon[13]
- Steal the apples of Hesperides[14] [15]
- Subdue and take back Cerberus from the underworld.[16]
Trivia
- The actual metopes of the Temple of Zeus in Olympia which depict seven of Herakles' labours are faithfully recreated in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey. However, they can also be found inaccurately decorating temples in numerous places and even on the Parthenon.
- While unconnected to his atonement there is an event jokingly and informally referred to as the Thirteenth Labor where Herakles impregnated the fifty daughters of Thespius, king of Thespiae, in a single night. Many dynastic lines trace their lineage back to this event, including the Agiads and Eurypontids of Sparta, and the Argeads of Makedonia.
Gallery
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A relief depicting the second labour -
A relief depicting the third labour -
A relief depicting the fourth labour -
A relief depicting the fifth labour -
A relief depicting the seventh labour -
A relief depicting the eighth labour -
A relief depicting the eleventh labour
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Argolis: The Nemean Lion
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Nemean Lion
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Argolis: The Hydra
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Argolis: Learna Swamp
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Euboea: The Keryneian Hind
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Elis: The Erymanthian Boar
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Elis: The Augean Stables
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Arkadia: The Stymphalian Birds
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Arkadia: Stymphalos
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Messara: The Kretan Bull
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Makedonia: The Mares of Diomedes
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Korinthia: The Belt of Hippolyta
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Arkadia: The Cattle of Geryon
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Hydrea: The Golden Apples of the Hesperides
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Glyph: In the Beginning
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Elis: Cerberos