Nemean Lion

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legendary animal lion in Greek mythology monster in Greek mythology mythological creature

The Nemean Lion is a fearsome, invulnerable lion from Greek mythology best known as the monstrous beast slain by Heracles in the first of his Twelve Labors.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Nemean Lion canonical 7
NemeanLion 2
Nemean lion 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf legendary animal ⓘ
lion in Greek mythology ⓘ
monster in Greek mythology ⓘ
mythological creature ⓘ
afterDeath head used by Heracles as a helmet ⓘ
skin worn by Heracles as a cloak ⓘ
appearsIn ancient Greek vase paintings ⓘ
myths of Heracles ⓘ
associatedWith Nemean Games ⓘ
Twelve Labors ⓘ
surface form: Twelve Labors of Heracles
basedIn Greek mythology ⓘ
couldNotBe killed by conventional weapons ⓘ
culturalRole archetype of the monstrous lion ⓘ
test of a hero's worth ⓘ
defeatedDespite invulnerability of its hide ⓘ
depictedIn Greek pottery ⓘ
Greek sculpture ⓘ
Roman mosaics ⓘ
hasAttribute ferocity ⓘ
gigantic size ⓘ
impenetrable skin ⓘ
invulnerable hide ⓘ
supernatural strength ⓘ
killedBy Heracles ⓘ
killedByMethod hand-to-hand combat ⓘ
strangulation by Heracles ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Ancient Greek ⓘ
nameRefersTo Nemea in the northeastern Peloponnese ⓘ
notableFor being slain by Heracles ⓘ
being the target of the first Labor of Heracles ⓘ
opponentOf Heracles ⓘ
parentInSomeMyths Echidna ⓘ
Typhoeus ⓘ
surface form: Typhon
relatedLocation Argolis ⓘ
Nemea ⓘ
surface form: Nemean forest
relatedMyth Twelve Labors ⓘ
surface form: Labors of Heracles
residedIn Nemea ⓘ
Peloponnese ⓘ
skinWas impervious to weapons ⓘ
sometimesSaidToBe offspring of Orthrus ⓘ
offspring of Selene ⓘ
offspring of the Chimera ⓘ
symbolOf Heracles' strength ⓘ
overcoming impossible challenges ⓘ
terrorized inhabitants of Nemea ⓘ
threatened region of Nemea ⓘ
weaponUsedAgainst bow of Heracles ⓘ
surface form: bow and arrows of Heracles

club of Heracles ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Echidna → parentOf → Nemean Lion ⓘ
Heracles cycle → includesCharacter → Nemean Lion ⓘ
Cerberus → hasSibling → Nemean Lion ⓘ
Eurystheus → orderedLabor → Nemean Lion ⓘ
Nemean lion myth → featuresCharacter → Nemean Lion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nemean lion
Chimera → parentOf → Nemean Lion ⓘ
GreekMonsters → includes → Nemean Lion ⓘ
this entity surface form: NemeanLion
LernaeanHydra → sibling → Nemean Lion ⓘ
this entity surface form: NemeanLion
Leo → mythologicalAssociation → Nemean Lion ⓘ
Orthrus → sibling → Nemean Lion ⓘ