Eleventh Labour of Heracles
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The Eleventh Labour of Heracles is the mythic task in which the hero was ordered to obtain the golden apples of the Hesperides, guarded by the dragon Ladon at the edge of the world.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eleventh Labor of Heracles | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Greek mythological narrative
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labour of Heracles ⓘ mythological event ⓘ |
| appleGuardianGroup | Hesperides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appleOrigin | wedding of Zeus and Hera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appleOwner | Hera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appleSymbolism |
divine favor
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immortality ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Gaia
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Hera NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Eurystheus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dragonGuardian | Ladon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Athena
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Atlas NERFINISHED ⓘ Eurystheus NERFINISHED ⓘ Gaia NERFINISHED ⓘ Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ Hesperides NERFINISHED ⓘ Ladon NERFINISHED ⓘ Nereus NERFINISHED ⓘ Prometheus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal | bring golden apples to Eurystheus ⓘ |
| guardedBy | Ladon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTask | obtain the golden apples of the Hesperides ⓘ |
| helpedBy |
Athena
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Atlas NERFINISHED ⓘ Prometheus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesEpisode |
Heracles consults Nereus for directions
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Heracles frees Prometheus ⓘ Heracles persuades Atlas to fetch the apples ⓘ Heracles slays the eagle tormenting Prometheus ⓘ Heracles temporarily holds up the sky ⓘ Heracles tricks Atlas into taking back the sky ⓘ |
| involvesLocation |
edge of the world
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garden of the Hesperides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvesObject |
golden apples
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golden apples of the Hesperides ⓘ |
| mythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Ladon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Labours of Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedBy | Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | 11 ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
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Hesiodic tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ Pindar's odes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Tenth Labour of Heracles
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Twelfth Labour of Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
overcoming impossible challenges
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quest for immortality ⓘ |
| variantEpisode | Heracles kills Ladon and plucks the apples himself ⓘ |
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Eleventh Labor of Heracles