Herakles, the Hero of Thebes, and Other Heroes of the MythFront matterReading editionChapter navigation43 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterHERAKLES THE HERO OF THEBES AND OTHER HEROES OF THE MYTHPREFACEINTRODUCTION THE LAND OF THE HEROESChapter I · THE BABE HERAKLESChapter II · HERAKLES IS DOOMED TO SERVE EURYSTHEUSChapter III · THE FIRST LABOR—THE NEMEAN LIONChapter IV · THE SECOND LABOR—HERAKLES KILLS THE WATER-SNAKE OF LAKE LERNAChapter V · THE THIRD LABOR—THE GOLDEN-HORNED HINDChapter VI · THE FOURTH LABOR—THE ERYMANTHIAN BOARChapter VII · THE FIFTH LABOR—HERAKLES CLEANS THE AUGEIAN STABLESChapter VIII · THE SIXTH LABOR—THE BIRDS OF STYMPHALOSChapter IX · THE SEVENTH LABOR—HERAKLES CATCHES THE MAD BULL OF CRETEChapter X · THE EIGHTH LABOR—THE HORSES OF DIOMEDESChapter XI · THE NINTH LABOR—THE GIRDLE OF HIPPOLYTEChapter XII · THE TENTH LABOR—THE CATTLE OF GERYONChapter XIII · THE ELEVENTH LABOR—THE GOLDEN APPLES OF HESPERIDESChapter XIV · THE TWELFTH LABOR—HERAKLES FETCHES CERBERUS OUT OF HADESChapter XV · THESEUS, THE HERO OF ATHENSChapter XVI · THE FIRST EXPLOITS OF THESEUS. HE FINDS HIS FATHERChapter XVII · THE ADVENTURES OF THESEUSChapter XVIII · THE ADVENTURES OF THESEUSChapter XIX · JASON, THE HERO OF THESSALYChapter XX · JASON CLAIMS HIS THRONEChapter XXI · THE EXPEDITIONChapter XXII · JASON FINDS THE GOLDEN FLEECEChapter XXIII · ORPHEUS, THE HERO OF THE LYREChapter XXIV · PELOPS, THE HERO OF THE PELOPONNESOSChapter XXV · PERSEUS, THE HERO OF ARGOSChapter XXVI · PERSEUS FINDS THE GORGONSChapter XXVII · PERSEUS RESCUES ANDROMEDAChapter XXVIII · PERSEUS BECOMES KING OF TIRYNSChapter XXIX · TRIPTOLEMOS, THE HERO OF ELEUSIS, AND DEMETER, THE EARTH-MOTHERChapter XXX · DEMETER’S GRIEFChapter XXXI · DEMETER’S JOYChapter XXXII · TRIPTOLEMOS BECOMES A HERO. DEMETER’S GIFTChapter XXXIII · PROMETHEUS, THE CHAMPION OF MANKINDChapter XXXIV · PROMETHEUS UNBOUNDChapter XXXV · DEUKALION, THE CHAMPION OF A NEW RACEChapter XXXVI · DÆDALOS, A HERO OF INVENTIONChapter XXXVII · PHAETHON, A HERO OF BAD FORTUNEChapter XXXVIII · THE DEATH OF PHAETHONVOCABULARYBeginning of this editionNext chapter →HERAKLES THE HERO OF THEBES AND OTHER HEROES OF THE MYTHAll chapters and sections (43)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsHERAKLES THE HERO OF THEBES AND OTHER HEROES OF THE MYTHPREFACEINTRODUCTION THE LAND OF THE HEROESChapters1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738Other sectionsVOCABULARYFront cover of the bookHERAKLES THE HERO OF THEBES AND OTHER HEROES OF THE MYTH →