Greek Tales For Kids

Stables that figured in the Greek myth of the Labors of Hercules. The stables, which belonged to King Augeas, housed a large herd of cattle and had not been cleaned for years. Hercules was ordered to clean out these filthy stalls. He did so by diverting the course of two rivers so that they flowed through the stables.

The Creten Bull was a bull that appeared in the myth of Labours of Hercules,as well as the myth of the minotaur, in Greek Mythology.

The Mares of Diomedes were four horses in Greek mythology that ate humans. They belonged to the giant Diomedes, king of Thrace, whose parents were Ares and Cyrene. The names of the mares were Podargos (swift), Lampon (shining), Xanthos (yellow) and Deimos (terrible).

Hercules' Tenth Labor: the Cattle of Geryon. To accomplish his tenth labor, Hercules had to journey to the end of the world. Eurystheus ordered the hero to bring him the cattle of the monster Geryon. Geryon was the son of Chrysaor and Callirrhoe.

The Capture of Cerberus. His 12th and final labor were to descend into the underworld and bring back Cerberus, the three-headed dog who guarded the gate to the underworld, home of the powerful god, Hades. He scooped all three heads up at once and strangled Cerberus until he was unconscious.