Myths Collection

As the first of his twelve labors, the hero Heracles was tasked by King Eurystheus to slay a monstrous lion terrorizing the region of Nemea. The beast possessed a golden hide that was impervious...

As his eighth labor, Heracles was sent to Thrace to capture the four man-eating mares of King Diomedes. After a fierce battle with the King's army and the tragic loss of his companion Abderus,...

For his seventh labor, the hero Heracles was dispatched to the island of Crete to capture a divine bull that had been driven to madness by Poseidon. After wrestling the powerful beast to...

Tasked by King Eurystheus as his third labor, Heracles was commanded to capture the elusive Ceryneian Hind without harming it. The sacred creature, possessing golden antlers and bronze hooves,...

King Admetus of Pherae is spared from death only if someone else takes his place, a sacrifice his wife Alcestis willingly makes. When Heracles arrives as a guest and discovers the tragedy hidden...

As his fifth labor, Heracles was tasked with cleaning the vast and filthy stables of King Augeas in a single day. Rather than using his hands, the hero used his ingenuity to reroute the rivers...

Heracles is tasked by King Eurystheus to retrieve the magical girdle of Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, for his daughter Admete. Though the Queen initially agrees to gift the belt peacefully,...

Hylas, the handsome young companion of Heracles and a member of the Argonauts, was abducted by water nymphs during a stop at the city of Cius. While fetching water from the spring of Pegae, his...

In the ancient city of Thebes, the infant twins Heracles and Iphicles faced a deadly trial when the goddess Hera sent two serpents to their cradle. While Iphicles reacted with a natural, mortal...

The Trojan princess Hesione is chained to a rock as a sacrifice to a terrifying sea monster sent by Poseidon. When the hero Heracles arrives at Troy, he offers to slay the beast in exchange for a...

Born to Alcmene and fathered by Zeus, the infant Heracles faced the wrath of a jealous Hera before he could even walk. While resting in his nursery in the city of Thebes, the infant hero was...

While hunting the Erymanthian Boar, Heracles visits the wise centaur Pholus, but their feast turns into a bloody battle when the scent of sacred wine attracts wilder centaurs. In the tragic...