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Mythological map of Heracles' tasks
Mythological map of Heracles' tasks in Greece
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- Heracles' tasks in Greece
Abdera, Abydus, Acarnania, Achaia, Achelous, Acheron, Acherusian Lake, Aegaleon, Aegean Sea, Aegina, Aenea, Aetolia, Ainos, Alcyon Islands*, Alpheius, Amphissa, Amyclae, Anaphe, Andros, Arcadia, Argolis, Argos, Asopus, Athens, Athos, Attica, Aulis, Axius, Bistonis Lake, Boeotia, Brauron, Calliste (Thera), Calydon, Cameirus, Cape Malea, Caria, Carpathus, Cea, Cephalonia, Cephissus, Cercyra (Scheria or Land of the Phaeacians), Chalcidice, Chalcis, Chios, Chryse, Cicones, Cithaeron, Cnossus, Colones*, Copais, Corinth, Corinthia, Corinthian Gulf, Cos, Cretan Sea, Crete, Crommyon, Cydonia, Cyllene, Cyzicus, Dardanus, Delos (town), Delos (Ortygia island), Delphi, Dikte, Dirphys, Dolionians, Doris, Dulichion, Eion, Eleusis, Elis (town), Elis (region), Enipeus, Ennea Hodoi (Amphipolis), Ephesus, Ephyra, Epidaurus, Epirus, Erymanthus, Euboea, Eurotas, Evenus, Gortys, Hebrus, Helicon, Hellespont, Hermus, Hestiaeotis, Hymettus, Hyria*, Ialysus, Icaria, Ida (Crete), Ida (Troad), Illyria, Imbros, Inachus, Iolcus, Ionia, Ionian Sea, Isthmus, Ithaca, Laconia, Ladon, Lemnos, Lesvos, Leucas, Lictus, Lindus, Livadeia, Locris, Locris, Lycastus, Lycosura, Lydia, Lyrnessus, Macedonia, Maeander, Magnesia, Marathon, Megara, Megaris, Melitaea, Messene, Messenia, Methymna, Miletus (Ionia), Miletus (Crete), Mycenae, Mykonos, Myrina, Mysia, Naupactus, Nauplion, Naxos, Nemea, Nestus, Nisyros, Odomanti*, Oechalia, Oete, Olympia, Olympus, Orchomenus, Oropos, Othrys, Pactolus, Pallene, Pallene, Parnassus, Parnes, Paros, Pedasus, Pelion, Peloponnese, Peneius (Peloponnesse), Peneius (Thessaly), Penteli, Phaestus, Phaleron, Pherae, Phocis, Phthia, Phthiotis, Phylace, Pieria, Pindus, Piraeus, Pisa, Pleuron, Propontis, Pylos, Rhodes, Rhytium, Salamis, Samos, Samothrace, Sardis, Saronic Gulf, Scamander, Scyros, Seriphos, Sicyon, Sigeum, Sipylus*, Sithonia, Sounion, Sparta, Sperchius, Strymon, Stymphalian Lake, Stymphalus, Swamp of Lerna, Syme, Taphos, Taygetus, Tegea, Tenedos, Thasos, Thebe, Thebes, Thespia, Thesprotia, Thessaly, Thrace, Tiryns, Tmolus*, Trachis, Tricca, Troad, Troezen, Troy, Tymphrestus.
* Locations marked with an asterisk* are mythical
1. The birth of Heracles - The Hera's snakes | 2. The lion of Cithaeron | 3. The war with Orchomenus | 4. Heracles enters the service of Eurystheus | 5. The first labour: The Nemean lion | 6. The second labour: The Lernaean Hydra | 7. The third labour: The Stymphalian birds | 8. The fourth labour: The Erymanthian boar | 9. The fifth labour: The Ceryneian hind | 10. The sixth labour: The Augeian stables | 11. The seventh labour: The Cretan bull | 12. The eighth labour: The horses of Diomedes | 13. The siege of Paros | 14. The rescue of Hesione | 15. The battle against the Thracians | 16. Crossing the river Strymon | 17. The struggle with Cycnus and Ares | 18. The twelfth* labour: Cerberus - The descent into Hades | 19. The battle against Augeias | 20. The struggle with Charon | 21. Eurytus - Heracles competes for Iole | 22. Heracles kills Iphitus | 23. The struggle with Apollo | 24. Heracles serves Omphale | 25. The struggle against the giant Lityerses | 26. Heracles and the Cercopes | 27. The struggle with Achelous | 28. Heracles kills the centaur Nessus | 29. Heracles reduces Troy | 30. The battle with the Giants | 31. Nessus takes revenge | 32. Heracles ascends to Olympus
* For the ninth, tenth and eleventh labor please visit the page of Heracles' journeys.