seventh labour of Heracles
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The seventh labour of Heracles is the mythic task in which the hero captures the ferocious Cretan Bull, a monstrous creature terrorizing Crete.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
labour of Heracles
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mythological event ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | Ancient Greek mythology ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition |
after the cleaning of the Augean stables in many traditions
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before the Mares of Diomedes in many traditions ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Eurystheus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
Cretan Bull later released
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Cretan Bull wanders to Marathon in Attica in some versions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
Roman wall painting
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ancient Greek vase painting ⓘ |
| featuresCreature | Cretan Bull NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresRuler | King Minos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | eighth labour of Heracles ⓘ |
| follows | sixth labour of Heracles ⓘ |
| genre | heroic myth ⓘ |
| hasAntagonist | Cretan Bull NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
bull as sacred or divine animal
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heroic capture rather than killing ⓘ monster terrorizing a region ⓘ |
| hasObjective | capture the Cretan Bull alive ⓘ |
| hasSequenceNumber | 7 ⓘ |
| hasSource |
Apollodorus, Bibliotheca
NERFINISHED
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Diodorus Siculus, Library of History NERFINISHED ⓘ Pausanias, Description of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTaskType | capture of a monster ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
heroic strength
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service to a king ⓘ submission of chaos ⓘ |
| heroPerformsFor | King Eurystheus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heroUsesMethod | overpowers the bull by physical strength ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mythologicalCycle | Heracles cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | demonstration of Heracles’ mastery over wild nature ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | middle labour in the canonical twelve ⓘ |
| partOf | Labours of Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedDeity |
Poseidon
NERFINISHED
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Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedPlace |
Knossos
NERFINISHED
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Marathon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Labours of Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Cretan Bull brought to Eurystheus
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Heracles captures the Cretan Bull ⓘ |
| takesPlaceIn | Crete NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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