Myth of Hercules (Ted Ed)

Hercules was the son of

• Hera

• Zeus

• Hephaestus

• Eurystheus

What did he do as the result of a curse?

• leave his family

• murder his family

• attack the gods

• attack Eurystheus

How did he learn about the tasks?

• Hera told him

• Eurystheus told him

• the Oracle of Delphi told him

• he had a dream

The Nemean lion

• breathed fire

• had skin that couldn't be pierced

• regrew heads

• had three heads

Hercules was helped in defeating the hydra by

• Eurystheus, his cousin

• Athena, a goddess

• Iolas, his nephew

• Zeus, his father

How did Hercules clean the Augean Stables?

• hand sanitizer

• praying for rain

• rerouting a river

• using a nearby fountain

Who did Hercules scare with Athena's magic rattles?

• Cerynian Hind

• Erymanthian Boar

• Cretan Bull

• Stymphalian Birds

Diomedies' horses ate

• Stymphalian birds

• Hercules

• his guests

• each other

Hercules needed what from Hippolyta, the Queen of the Amazons?

• a magic lasso

• a belt

• a crown

• bracelets

Who helped Hercules kill the three bodied Geryon?

• Helios, the sun god

• Athena, goddess of wisdom

• Diomedes, owner of horses

• Iolas, his nephew