Name: _____________________________________________________ Period: __________________ Date: __________________
Go to the website: http://mythweb.com/heroes/heroes.html
First questions:
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Who are Heracles’s parents? _________________________________________________
What happened in the crib when he was a baby? _____________________________________
Now, list the 12 Labors of Heracles (or Hercules) and give a brief summary of each. What was the
labor? What did Heracles have to do? Did he have any problems trying to do it? How did he finally
accomplish the labor?
First Labor: ______________________________________________________________
summary of labor: What did Heracles have to do?___________________________________
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What problems did he have trying to do it? _______________________________________
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How did he finally accomplish the labor? ________________________________________
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Second Labor:____________________________________________________________
summary of labor: What did Heracles have to do?___________________________________
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What problems did he have trying to do it? _______________________________________
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How did he finally accomplish the labor? ________________________________________
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Third Labor: _____________________________________________________________
summary of labor: What did Heracles have to do?___________________________________
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What problems did he have trying to do it? _______________________________________
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How did he finally accomplish the labor? ________________________________________
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Fourth Labor: ____________________________________________________________
summary of labor: What did Heracles have to do?___________________________________
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What problems did he have trying to do it? _______________________________________
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How did he finally accomplish the labor? ________________________________________
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Fifth Labor: _____________________________________________________________
summary of labor: What did Heracles have to do?___________________________________
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What problems did he have trying to do it? _______________________________________
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How did he finally accomplish the labor? ________________________________________
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Sixth Labor: _____________________________________________________________
summary of labor: What did Heracles have to do?___________________________________
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What problems did he have trying to do it? _______________________________________
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How did he finally accomplish the labor? ________________________________________
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Seventh Labor: ___________________________________________________________
summary of labor: What did Heracles have to do?___________________________________
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What problems did he have trying to do it? _______________________________________
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How did he finally accomplish the labor? ________________________________________
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Eighth Labor: ____________________________________________________________
summary of labor: What did Heracles have to do?___________________________________
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What problems did he have trying to do it? _______________________________________
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How did he finally accomplish the labor? ________________________________________
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Ninth Labor: ____________________________________________________________
summary of labor: What did Heracles have to do?___________________________________
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What problems did he have trying to do it? _______________________________________
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How did he finally accomplish the labor? ________________________________________
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Tenth Labor: ____________________________________________________________
summary of labor: What did Heracles have to do?___________________________________
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What problems did he have trying to do it? _______________________________________
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How did he finally accomplish the labor? ________________________________________
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Eleventh Labor: ___________________________________________________________
summary of labor: What did Heracles have to do?___________________________________
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What problems did he have trying to do it? _______________________________________
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How did he finally accomplish the labor? ________________________________________
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Twelfth Labor: ___________________________________________________________
summary of labor: What did Heracles have to do?___________________________________
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What problems did he have trying to do it? _______________________________________
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How did he finally accomplish the labor? ________________________________________
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Final question: Why did Heracles perform these 12 labors?
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