Heracles (Hercules)
Birth of Heracles and snakes
Tintoretto, The Origin of the Milky Way 1550
The Labours
Map showing first six (Peloponnesian) labours
1. Heracles and Nemean lion
2. Heracles, Iolaus, and Hydra
3. Cerynitian Deer
4. Erymanthian Boar
5. Augeian Stables
6. Stymphalian Birds
7. Cretan Bull
8. Man-eating horses
9. Heracles and Amazon
10. Cattle of Geryon
Cattle of Geryon (detail)
Excerpt from Ann Carson,
Autobiography of Red
11. Apples of Hesperides
12. Cerberus
Presentation of Cerberus
Heracles with club and lion skin
Hylas and the Nymphs, Waterhouse, 1896
Omphale with club and lion-skin Rome, 200 AD
Heracles wrestling Achelous for hand of Deianeira