Twelve Labors

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Greek mythological motif mythological event series

The Twelve Labors are a series of heroic feats in Greek mythology that the hero Heracles was compelled to perform as penance, showcasing his strength, endurance, and ingenuity.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Labors of Heracles	4
Twelve Labors of Heracles	3
Twelve Labours of Heracles	2
Labours of Heracles	1
Labours of Hercules	1
Twelve Labors canonical	1
labors of Heracles	1
labors of Hercules	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Greek mythological motif ⓘ mythological event series ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Labors of Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ Labors of Hercules NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedDeity	Hera NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ
chronologicalContext	mythic age of heroes ⓘ
culture	Ancient Greek mythology ⓘ
depictedIn	Greek temple metopes ⓘ ancient Greek vase painting ⓘ
greekName	ἄθλοι Ἡρακλέους NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMainCharacter	Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ Hercules NERFINISHED ⓘ
imposedBy	Eurystheus NERFINISHED ⓘ
includesLabor	Apples of the Hesperides NERFINISHED ⓘ Augean Stables NERFINISHED ⓘ Cattle of Geryon NERFINISHED ⓘ Cerberus NERFINISHED ⓘ Ceryneian Hind NERFINISHED ⓘ Cretan Bull NERFINISHED ⓘ Erymanthian Boar NERFINISHED ⓘ Girdle of Hippolyta NERFINISHED ⓘ Lernaean Hydra NERFINISHED ⓘ Mares of Diomedes NERFINISHED ⓘ Nemean Lion NERFINISHED ⓘ Stymphalian Birds NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfOrigin	Ancient Greek ⓘ
literarySource	Apollodorus Bibliotheca NERFINISHED ⓘ Diodorus Siculus Library of History NERFINISHED ⓘ Euripides plays NERFINISHED ⓘ Pindar odes NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfParts	12 ⓘ
outcome	immortality of Heracles ⓘ purification of Heracles ⓘ
partOf	mythology of Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ
performedBy	Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ Hercules NERFINISHED ⓘ
reason	atonement for Hera-induced madness ⓘ penance for killing his wife and children ⓘ
sequenceEndWith	Cerberus NERFINISHED ⓘ
sequenceStartWith	Nemean Lion NERFINISHED ⓘ
setIn	Peloponnese NERFINISHED ⓘ wider Mediterranean world ⓘ
symbolizes	civilizing hero ⓘ triumph over chaos ⓘ
theme	endurance ⓘ heroic feats ⓘ ingenuity ⓘ strength ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

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

Megara → undertook → Twelve Labors ⓘ

subject surface form: Heracles

Temple of Hephaestus → metopeThemes → Twelve Labors ⓘ

this entity surface form: Labours of Heracles

Farnese Hercules sculpture collection → includesDepictionOf → Twelve Labors ⓘ

this entity surface form: labors of Hercules

Stymphalia → associatedWith → Twelve Labors ⓘ

this entity surface form: Twelve Labours of Heracles

Stymphalia → appearsIn → Twelve Labors ⓘ

subject surface form: Stymphalian birds

this entity surface form: Twelve Labours of Heracles

Hercules → associatedWith → Twelve Labors ⓘ

this entity surface form: labors of Heracles

Hercules Oetaeus → mythologicalContext → Twelve Labors ⓘ

this entity surface form: Labours of Hercules

golden apples of the Hesperides → associatedWith → Twelve Labors ⓘ

this entity surface form: Twelve Labors of Heracles

golden apples of the Hesperides → partOf → Twelve Labors ⓘ

this entity surface form: Twelve Labors of Heracles

Sanctuary of Heracles → associatedWithMythology → Twelve Labors ⓘ

subject surface form: Sanctuary of Heracles (Thasos)

this entity surface form: Labors of Heracles

Nemean Lion → associatedWith → Twelve Labors ⓘ

this entity surface form: Twelve Labors of Heracles

Nemean Lion → relatedMyth → Twelve Labors ⓘ

this entity surface form: Labors of Heracles

Iolaus → aidsIn → Twelve Labors ⓘ

this entity surface form: Labors of Heracles

Iolaus → associatedMyth → Twelve Labors ⓘ

this entity surface form: Labors of Heracles