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Hercules and Atalanta

Hercules and Atalanta. Two great heroes of Greek mythology. Hercules . The greatest hero in Greece Strongest man on Earth Gods needed his help multiple times Hera killed him with magic Not very smart Born in Thebes. Hercules’s Emotions. Hercules had very powerful emotions

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Hercules and Atalanta

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  1. Hercules and Atalanta Two great heroes of Greek mythology

  2. Hercules • The greatest hero in Greece • Strongest man on Earth • Gods needed his help multiple times • Hera killed him with magic • Not very smart • Born in Thebes

  3. Hercules’s Emotions • Hercules had very powerful emotions • Killed his music teacher with a lute • Because of this he killed his family • Hera’s fault • Hercules tried to kill himself • An oracle told him to visit his cousin • He had Hercules do 12 impossible labors

  4. The Labors of Hercules • The first labor was to kill the Lion of Nemea • The second labor was to kill the Hydra • The third labor was to bring back a stag with horns of gold • The fourth labor was to capture a great boar • The fifth labor was to clean the Augean stables • The sixth labor was to drive away Stymphalian birds

  5. The Labors Continued • The seventh labor was to bring back the savage bull from Crete • The eight labor was to get the man eating mares of Thrace • The ninth labor was to get the girdle of Hippolyta. • The tenth labor was to bring back the cattle of Geryon

  6. Labors 11 and 12 • The eleventh labor was to bring back the golden apples of Hesperides. • The twelfth labor was to bring back the Cerberus .

  7. Atalanta • Raised by a she-bear • No liking for men except for companions in hunting • Determined never to marry • Eventually declared to marrywhoever could beat her in a foot race

  8. The Golden Apples • Many men challenged Atalanta to race • The last man, Melanion, had possession of three golden apples • He threw the apples one by one, each time a little more to the side • Atalanta couldn’t help but pause and pick them up • She was to marry him

  9. Childhood • Dad wanted a son • Decided she wasn’t worth raising • Left her on a mountain to die • She bear took her in • She was found by kindly hunters as a child

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