Twelve tasks, one hero, zero mercy: The Heracles Quiz puts your knowledge of ancient myths to the test. Can you answer all the questions without a single mistake?
Heracles is considered the most famous hero of Greek mythology. Even his youth was anything but ordinary. His journey to becoming a demigod began with twelve labours that King Eurystheus imposed on him. In the Heracles quiz , we’ll ask you some questions about these very 12 labours, from dealing with wild animals to guardians of the underworld. We’ll start with a monster whose hide was said to be impervious to any weapon: Which beast did Heracles have to kill for his very first labour?
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Not every task required combat. The second trial was a test of patience, for Heracles was hunting a creature sacred to the goddess Artemis and therefore forbidden to kill. It ravaged the fields of Arcadia for months until the hero was forced to capture it alive. At this point, the 12 labours show that strength alone was not enough. Do you know the name of the doe that ravaged the fields of Arcadia and was captured by Heracles?
At the edge of the known world, in the Garden of the Hesperides, one of the most dangerous trials of the Heracles Quiz awaited. There grew golden apples that belonged to the goddess Hera, and a guardian kept anyone from approaching them. Many sources describe this creature as a monster with a hundred heads that never slept. Do you know the name of the dragon that guarded the golden apples in the Garden of the Hesperides and was slain by Heracles?
The fifth labour assigned to the son of Zeus was less heroic and more practical. For years, thousands of cattle had soiled a building that no one would willingly enter. Heracles was tasked with cleaning it in a single day. To do so, he diverted two rivers and solved the problem without using a sword. Which stinking place did Heracles have to clean in a single day for his fifth labour?
Take the Heracles Quiz and prove that you can master the 12 Labours, too!
09. August 26, 18:06 – Ines Walk
