Why didn’t Hera want to become Zeus’s queen? __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Ares and Hephaistos were the children of Zeus and Hera. Why wasn’t Zeus pleased with his two sons? __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ When Zeus betrayed Hera’s trust again and again, how did Hera treat the lovers and children of her unfaithful husband? __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ When Heracles was born, he was called Alcides. How did Hera attempt to kill baby Alcides? __________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ If Heracles can complete ten impossible labors, what will he be permitted to do? ________________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ The Nemean Lion’s hide could not be pierced by any weapon. How did Heracles overcome this beast? ________________________________________ _________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Each time Heracles destroyed one of the Hydra’s heads, two more grew to replace it. How did Heracles defeat this monster? __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Heracles joined Jason and his Argonauts on a quest. Who were some of the other members of Jason’s crew? What item did they set out to retrieve? __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Why did Heracles need help from Atlas, the Titan who held up the Sky? __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ What was the twelfth and final labor of Heracles? __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ How was Heracles poisoned by his jealous wife, Deianerira? __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ After Heracles’s spirit arrived on Mount Olympus, how did Hera reward him? __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ THE LABORS OF HERACLES Explain how Heracles was able to overcome each of the labors below. In order to catch the Stag of Ceryneia, Heracles had to… __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ To capture the Eurymanthian Boar, Heracles chased it into…_______________________________________ ____________________________________________ To destroy the Stymphalian Birds, Heracles shot them with…_______________________________________ ____________________________________________ To clean the stables of King Augeas, Heracles had to… ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ To capture the Cretan Bull, Heracles had to…_____________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ To tame the man-eating Mares of Diomedes, Heracles fed them…______________________________________ ____________________________________________ To fetch the belt of Hippolyta, the Queen of the Amazons, Heracles had to… ______________________________ ____________________________________________ .