Myths of ancient Greece (the exploits of Hercules, for example)are known, probably, to every educated person. However, it often happens that the very fact of their accomplishment is known, sometimes - some of them. But among people who are not interested in this topic, you will hardly find someone who knew the myths of ancient Greece perfectly well, Hercules's exploits remembered everything, and even legends to that. In the following article, we introduce the reader to the famous deeds of this character.
The whole culture of ancient Greece personified itselfadmiration of the human body and spirit. Myths of ancient Greece - the exploits of Hercules in the first place or, for example, the legend of Odysseus - symbolized the boundless possibilities of man. Let's look at the deeds of the semi-divine character of the ancient legends. So, the myths of ancient Greece. The exploits of Hercules number 12 unthinkable for the usual mortal accomplishments.
1.The first feat is the strangulation of the Nemean lion. Initially, Hercules tried to kill the monster from the bow, but the arrows rebounded from his skin, and the hero strangled him with his bare hands. By the way, the myths of ancient Greece exploits Hercules (in particular, the battle with Leo) associated with the Nemean Olympic Games, allegedly established by him himself in the Peloponnese.
2.The second feat is the murder of the Lernae hydra. The same monster with the body of a snake and nine heads. Hydra crawled out of the swamp near the town of Lerna and killed people. The monster could not kill, because on the spot of each severed head grew two new ones. And the hero himself could not cope with it until Iolaus, the assistant to Hercules, began to burn her neck with torches, preventing the growth of new heads.
3. During his third exploit, Hercules shot from the bow of Stifmali
birds that attacked and tore apart people and cattle.
4.The fourth feat was the destruction of the Carinean deer, which was sent by the goddess Artemis to the people in punishment. She rushed around Arcadia tirelessly and everywhere destroyed the harvest, emptying the fields. Hercules had to chase a doe for a year before he caught up with her at the sources of the Danube.
5.The monstrously strong Ehrmimph boar terrorized the people of the neighborhood. Finding the monster, Hercules pursued him and drove him into the snow, in which it got stuck. The hero tied it and carried it to Mycenae, where the terrified Eurysthey hid himself in a pitcher at the sight of the monster.
7.Poseidon sent down furious on one of the herd of bulls King of Crete - Minos. The bull began to rush around the island, destroying all life in its path. Hercules caught and tamed the beast, and then sent it to the Peloponnese.
8.King of Thrace, Diomedes had in his stable of wondrous beauty of horses. As feed them he used the people who happened to be in his territories. Hercules stole horses, and later defeated in battle and of Diomedes.
9. Hercules forcibly takes away from the Amazon queen the belt given to her by Arem and worn as a symbol of power.
10. On the edge of the earth the terrible giant Gerion grazed cows. Hercules, sent by Eurystheus for these cows, stealthily leads them. However, Gerion rushes in pursuit, after which he dies from the arrows of Hercules.
eleven.At the direction of Eurystheus, Hercules descends into the dark underworld of the dead god Hades and leads away the guard - the fierce three-headed dog of Cerberus, simultaneously releasing one of Athenian heroes - Theseus - chained to the rock.
12. Hercules is looking for a way to the giant Atlas holding the firmament on its shoulders. Then, following the order of Eurystheus, he steals three golden apples from the Atlas garden.
Other acts of the hero
About all this (and also about other heroes and godsAntiquity) you can find out by reading a wonderful book called "Myths of Ancient Greece". And if you want to plunge into the world of adventure and "experience it on your own skin" all that happened to pass a valorous hero, you can use the services of gameplayers. They created an exciting game in the genre of adventure, which is called - "Thirteenth feat of Hercules."
