twelfth labor of Heracles
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The twelfth labor of Heracles is the climactic feat in Greek mythology in which the hero must descend into the Underworld and bring back Cerberus, the three-headed hound guarding its gates.
Observed surface forms (1)
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| Twelfth Labor of Heracles | 0 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
labor of Heracles
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mythological event ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Eurystheus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCreature | Cerberus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresDeity |
Athena
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Hades NERFINISHED ⓘ Hermes NERFINISHED ⓘ Persephone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows |
Eleventh Labor of Heracles
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Fetching the Apples of the Hesperides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCondition |
Cerberus must not be harmed
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Heracles must use no weapons ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Acheron
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Argos NERFINISHED ⓘ Entrance to the Underworld at Taenarum NERFINISHED ⓘ Erebus NERFINISHED ⓘ Gates of Hades NERFINISHED ⓘ Palace of Eurystheus NERFINISHED ⓘ Styx NERFINISHED ⓘ Tartarus NERFINISHED ⓘ Underworld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
Cerberus is returned to the Underworld
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Heracles successfully brings Cerberus to Eurystheus ⓘ completion of the Labors of Heracles ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Athena
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Cerberus NERFINISHED ⓘ Eurystheus NERFINISHED ⓘ Hades NERFINISHED ⓘ Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ Hermes NERFINISHED ⓘ Persephone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
divine permission
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heroic endurance ⓘ katabasis ⓘ submission to kingship ⓘ triumph over death ⓘ |
| involves |
capture of Cerberus
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combat with Cerberus ⓘ descent into the Underworld ⓘ negotiation with Hades ⓘ return of Cerberus to Eurystheus ⓘ use of club as weapon ⓘ use of lion skin as protection ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| narratedIn |
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
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Euripides' Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ Hesiodic tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ Pausanias' Description of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Seneca's Hercules Furens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Labors of Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedBy | Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | 12 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Orpheus' descent into the Underworld
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Theseus' descent into the Underworld ⓘ |
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