GCSE Classics: Universal Hero: Heracles

Capture or Kill? Cerberus

Fill in the gap: The ................................... Bull

Which goddess helped Heracles?

Who was Heracles' mother?

Which labour did Atlas help with?

Who was Heracles' mortal father?

What is a pithos?

Fill in the gap: The ................................... Lion

Which labour is linked to the founding of the Olympic Games?

Capture or Kill? Golden Hind

Only one of these spellings is correct. Which one is it?

Fill in the gap: The ................................... Boar

Which labour took Heracles the longest?

How did Heracles deal with the lion?

Roughly when was the Homeric Hymn to Dionysus written?

Who was Heracles' first wife?

Whose belt did Heracles have to bring back to Eurystheus?

Only ONE of these terms is grammatically correct. Which is it?

Who set the labours for Heracles?

Fill in the gap: The ................................... Hydra