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1. I was the son of Zeus, king of gods, and Alcmene, a mortal woman. Hera, the true wife of Zeus, forever remained my bitterest enemy; so much so, that even when I was an infant, she attempted to kill me. What did she do?
2. I married Megara, the princess of Thebes, and was blessed with children. But a blissful family life was not on the cards. In a senseless rage brought about by the jealous Hera, I killed both my wife and my kids. What did I then do to atone for my sins?
3. For the first of the Twelve Heroic Labors, King Eurystheus sent me to hunt down the fearsome Nemean lion and bring back its pelt. This lion was no ordinary lion, but I was no ordinary man either. What weapon did I use to kill the beast?
4. The Hydra was a murderous many-headed monster who stalked the swamps of Lerna. Killing it was really tricky, because every time I cut off one head, two grew in its place. To make matters worse, one of its heads was immortal. How many heads did this creature have in all?
5. My next assignment was to bring back the Ceryneian Hind, which had antlers of dazzling gold, hooves of bronze, and the speed of an arrow zipping through the air. The twist in the tale: this hind was sacred to the Goddess of hunting, and by abducting it, I would risk ruffling her feathers. Which Goddess am I talking about?
6. After an interesting adventure with some not-so-hospitable centaurs, I set forth to capture a vicious wild boar as part of my fourth task. Which great mountain did this boar reside in?
7. My next task was to, er, clean up the mess in the stables of King Augeas of Elis. Not a heroic job, exactly. But I decided to use my brain, rather than a broom, and easily managed to clear away the dung that had been piling up for thirty years. But why was this not counted as a Labor?
8. The man-eating Stymphalian birds had nested at a lake in Arcadia, and were mongering mischief there. I was commanded to drive them away. While I was wondering how to go about the job, the kind and benevolent Athena came to my aid. She handed me a pair of bronze 'krotala', or castanets, forged by which immortal craftsman?
9. My next task was to contend with the ferocious Cretan Bull. This creature had been gifted to King Minos of Crete by a god, to be sacrificed. But the king, awed by its beauty, just refused to kill it. This angered the god, and as a result, the bull turned wild and started wreaking havoc in the island. Who was this short-tempered god?
10. In order to capture the man-eating mares of Diomedes of Thrace, I was forced to wage a full-fledged war against him. While fighting, I left the four tethered mares in the care of a young fellow, but returned to find that the mares had already eaten him for breakfast. Name this poor boy, in whose memory I established a town.
11. Eurystheus, just to please his daughter, sent me off to fetch the magical belt of Hippolyte. The valiant Hippolyte was the queen of a legendary tribe of women warriors. Which famous tribe am I talking about?
12. Next, I set forth for the island of Erythia, where dwelt Geryon - a mighty monster with three heads and three pairs of legs. After fighting off some fierce opposition and killing Geryon himself, I took what I wanted and returned to Mycenae. Exactly what was it that I wanted?
13. My next task was to steal the golden apples of Zeus. These apples could only be found in the garden of Hesperides. However I had no clue where this garden was, and so I tricked a Titan into fetching the apples for me. Who was this Titan?
14. Finally, it was time for the ultimate heroic labor, and Eurystheus had an ace up his sleeve. I faced the extremely dangerous and daunting prospect of venturing forth into the dark Underworld and capturing the famed monster that guards its gates. Which formidable hell-hound am I talking about?
15. My death was an unfortunate affair, brought about partly because of my wife Deianira's stupidity, partly because of a centaur's vengeance, and partly because of my own bad luck. Anyway, only one man, Philoctetes, came forward to light my funeral pyre. How did I reward him for this?
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