Character
Heracles: Heracles was one of the Greatest Heroes in Greek Mythology . His parents were Zeus and Alcmene. (The Greek Gods of Mythology n.d) It was said that as an act of hatred in which Hera had for Heracles , she drove him mad, and caused him to slaughter his wife and kids. (The Greek Gods of Mythology n.d) As a result, his punishment was to complete the 12 labors given to the Greek Hero by his cousin Eurystheus. (The Greek Gods of Mythology n.d)
Minos . Minos was known as not only a great king of a powerful nation but also as a warrior. (Watson n.d) Legend had it that he was the son of Zeus and Europa. (Watson n.d,) He was the husband of Parisphae and the father of Androgeus, Ariadne and Phaedra. (Watson n.d)
Poseidon : Poseidon was known as the god of the ocean. (The Olympians n.d )He was the sibling of both the mighty Zeus and Hades. (The Olympians n.d ) His father was Cronus and his wife was Amphirite.. (The Olympians n.d)
Eurystheus: Eurystheus was the cousin of Hercacles, as well as the person responsible for assigning the 12 labors to the Greek Hero. (Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology n.d) Although Heracles was suppose to be older than Eurystheus, because of the knowledge that the first child born would eventually rule the kingdoms in the future. (Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology n.d) Hera decided to delay the birth of Heracles and sped up the birth of Eurystheus. (Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology n.d) Thus making Heracles younger than Eurystheus. (Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology n.d)
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Hera: Hera was known as the greatest goddess compared to the rest of the Olympian goddess. (Grimal 1996 )Her parents were Cronus and Rhea. (Grimal 1996) Her husband was the mighty Zeus. (Grimal 1996) It was stated after having being swallowed by her father, she was then revived by the help of Metis and Zeus.( Grimal 1996)
Cretan Bull . The Cretan bull was an animal sent by Poseidon to the land of Crete. (Atsma 2000) This animal was known to be good looking, and as a result the wife of Minos lusted for it. (Atsma 2000) After coupling with it, she later gave birth to the infamous monster known as the minotaur. (Atsma 2000)
(Labor)
The seventh labor in which Heracles has to complete was to capture the Cretan bull. (Leadbetter 2005) The Cretan bull was said to reside on the island of Crete. (Leadbetter 2005) It was given to Minos by Poseidon, however when king Mino sacrificed a less valuable animal to the sea god , Poseidon was furious and decided to punish king Minos by making the bull untamable.( Leadbetter 2005) After having arrived on the island of Crete , Heracles was granted permission by king Minos to capture the savage bull. (Leadbetter 2005) As it had been causing havoc throughout the island. (Leadbetter 2005). Heracles was able to accomplish this labor with ease by chasing after the bull (Leadbetter 2005) Once the bull got tired, Heracles threw a lasso over it and gently rode it back to the palace of Eurystheus. (Leadbetter 2005). However when Eurystheus tried to sacrifice the bull to the goddess Hera, she would not accept it as she disliked the concept of Heracle’s success.(Grimal 1996) As a result the Cretan bull was eventually released into the wild once again. (Leadbetter 2005)
Referencing:
Atsma, A 2000, Tauros Kretaios, Available from: < http://www.theoi.com/Ther/TaurosKretaios.html>. [ 21 September 2011]
Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology n.d , Eurystheus, Available from: < http://www.mythweb.com/encyc/entries/eurystheus.html >. [ 22 September 2011]
Grimal, P 1996, The Dictionary of Classical Mythology, , Blackwell Publishing , Oxford
Leadbetter, R 2005, Cretan Bull, Available from: < http://www.pantheon.org/articles/c/cretan_bull.html>. [ September 21 2011]
The Greek Gods of Mythology n.d , Heracles, Available from: < http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~baheintz/heroes.html >. [ 22 september 2011]
The Olympians n.d, Poseidon, Available from: < http://edweb.sdsu.edu/people/bdodge/scaffold/gg/olympian.html#Poseidon >. [ 22 September 2011]
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