THE LABOURS OF THE LABOURS OF HERCULES THE NEMEAN HERCULES THE NEMEAN

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By Kostantinos, John, Simeon, TheoBy Kostantinos, John, Simeon, Theo

The first labThe first laboror for the hero for the hero HerculesHercules, , was to kill the Nemean lion, an was to kill the Nemean lion, an enormous beast. This huge creature enormous beast. This huge creature was the son of monsters. was the son of monsters.

HercHercuules set out to find the monster les set out to find the monster wwith his bow and arrows and his clubith his bow and arrows and his club..

HHe suddenly heard a roar. Herce suddenly heard a roar. Hercuules les turned and saw the huge lion ruturned and saw the huge lion runnnning to ing to him.him.

HercHercuules les tried to kill it with htried to kill it with his bow is bow and anand andd arrow arrowss but but hehe failed. failed.

He quickly fired another arrow, He quickly fired another arrow, butbut again no harm. again no harm.

He realized that noHe realized that nothing couldthing could harm harm the monster and so fought with his the monster and so fought with his hands. hands. He strangled the lions neckHe strangled the lions neck, , totoook its k its skin and then he wore it. skin and then he wore it.

In pictures Hercules is In pictures Hercules is usuallyusually shown shown wearing the Nemean lion skinwearing the Nemean lion skin..