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THE END

"Heracles's wit prevails.

Golden apples retrieved!"

"Gold and apples, the greatest combo!"

Heracles is charged by Eurystheus

to find the golden apples of the

Hesperides, Gaea's wedding gift

to Hera. However, he is told, they are

guarded by a hundred-headed dragon.

In order to find out where the garden is,

he catches and questions Nereus, the

old man of the sea. Nereus tells Heracles where to go.

During his journey, Heracles

goes through Libya,

"He became a raging fire, a roaring lion, a slithery snake, and a torrent of water, but through every change of appearance, Heracles held on to the figure beneath the apparition."

-World Mythology

This quote shows that Heracles doesn't give up, even if the odds look grim.

Heracles notices that whenever

Antaeus touches the earth, he

becomes incredibly strong. So

Heracles lifts him off the ground

and strangles him to death, then

kills all the wild beasts in the

area, enabling the farmers to

plant crops again.

which is ruled by a son of

Gaea named Antaeus. This

giant man is an incredibly

strong wrestler and he

challenges everyone that he

meets to a wrestling match.

Of course, Heracles is

challenged.

Heracles, in his journey, finds Prometheus getting his liver eaten by an eagle.

Heracles frees him and Prometheus tells him how to acquire the golden apples.

Prometheus tells Heracles to hold the sky for a moment and let Atlas get the apples for him.

Summary:

Heracles cleverly asked Atlas to take the sky for a second while he put a pad on his shoulders to make it less stressful. When Atlas agreed, Heracles picked up the apples and strolled off happily, leaving Atlas with his burden.

When Heracles arrived at Atlas' post, he took Prometheus' advice and took the sky for a moment. However, Atlas decided to leave Heracles with the sky and bring the apples to Eurystheus himself.

After Heracles completed his ten labors, Eurystheus declared that neither the Hydra task nor the Augean stables counted, and that Heracles had to finish two more tasks...

The journey home is uneventful.

"Heracles immediately agreed to take over Atlas' task, but craftily asked Atlas to hold the sky temporarily while he put a pad upon his head to make the weight more tolerable."

- World Mythology

This quote shows that Heracles is as clever as he is strong. His cleverness enables him to escape Atlas and win the day.

...the first of which being to steal the golden apples from the garden of the Hesperides, who were daughters of the Titan Atlas.

World Mythology

Myths

and their Meaning

The Monomyth

World Mythology

Myths and their Meaning

World Mythology

Myths and their Meaning

World Mythology

Myths and their Meaning

-Antaeus is absent from

the plot

-Prometheus is absent

from the plot

-Heracles never learns

where the garden lies

-Nereus gives Heralces directions to the garden

-Heralces wrestles with Antaeus, son of Gaea on his journey

-Prometheus gives Heracles advice on how to retrieve the apples

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World Mythology

Myths and their Meaning

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World Mythology

Myths and their Meaning

-In both texts, Heracles never actually enters the garden of Hesperides

-In both stories Heracles tricks Atlas into collecting the apples for him

World Mythology - VERSUS - Perseus Digital Library

The golden apples were a wedding gift from Gaea to Zeus and Hera.

The apples were a wedding gift from Hera to Zeus.

In both stories, Heracles dealt with

Nereus, Antaeus, Prometheus, and

Atlas.

Heracles fought with Kyknos, Antaeus, and Busiris.

Heracles only fought Antaeus.

Supernatural aid from Nereus...

Prometheus is a mere trickster who was punished for stealing fire from the gods.

In both stories, Antaeus is a son of

Poseidon.

Prometheus is a Titan who was punished for stealing fire from the gods.

After delivering the apples to Eurystheus, Athena takes the apples back to the garden of the Hesperides.

In both stories, Heracles takes the

weight of the world on his shoulders.

Athena plays no role and the apples

presumably remain with Eurystheus.

Road of trials...

Prometheus' role as a mentor...

Atonement?

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