World at War / Conflicts / Greek Mythology
Wars of the Olympians
Labours of Heracles
1280–1268 BC
Mediterranean
Status: ended
Casualties: Twelve monsters; many minor enemies en route
Twelve labours imposed by Eurystheus to atone for Heracles' madness. Lion of Nemea strangled, Hydra burned, Stymphalian Birds shot, Cretan Bull bound, Geryon's cattle driven, Cerberus dragged from Hades. Apollodorus 2.5.
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Belligerents
- Heracles
- Monsters of the earth — Nemean Lion, Hydra, Cerberus
Casualties
Twelve monsters; many minor enemies en route
From World at War, an interactive atlas by Jairus Pereira.
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