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... > Classical Mythology and Ancient History > the Greek heroic legends (I) > (story of) Hercules (Heracles) > most important deeds of Hercules: the Twelve Labours > the Twelve Labours of Hercules: second series > (10) the cattle of Geryon secured by Hercules > Hercules kills Geryon, the monster with three heads and three bodies, after having slain the herdsman Eurytion, and Orthrus, the two-headed watch-dog

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94L3312Hercules kills Geryon, the monster with three heads and three bodies, after having slain the herdsman Eurytion, and Orthrus, the two-headed watch-dog  

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Subject

  • ancient history
  • body
  • cattle
  • classical antiquity
  • deed
  • dog
  • Eurytion
  • Geryon
  • Geryon's cattle
  • Greek legend
  • head
  • head (animal)
  • Hercules
  • herdsman
  • hero
  • heroic legend
  • history
  • killing
  • labour
  • labours of Hercules
  • legend
  • monster
  • mythology
  • Orthrus
  • task
  • three
  • twelve
  • two
  • watch-dog

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