: His first labor was to kill a beast with skin impervious to weapons. He strangled it and used its own claws to skin it, thereafter wearing the lion's pelt as armor.
: After a lifetime of hardship and a painful death caused by a poisoned shirt, Hercules was granted immortality. He was taken to Mount Olympus to live among the gods, making him the only mortal hero to achieve full divinity. The Legend of Hercules
In a fit of madness cast by Hera, Hercules killed his wife, Megara, and their children. To atone for these "early sins," he was commanded by the Oracle of Delphi to serve King Eurystheus for twelve years, performing a series of near-impossible tasks. : His first labor was to kill a
: He defeated the nine-headed serpent by cauterizing its neck stumps to prevent them from growing back. He was taken to Mount Olympus to live
: Included capturing the Ceryneian Hind, the Erymanthian Boar, cleaning the Augean stables in one day, and stealing the golden apples of the Hesperides. Legacy and Apotheosis