Twelve Labors of Hercules

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Twelve Labors of Hercules is a Prestige myth originating from the Roman Paganism belief system. The main deity depicted in this myth is likely Hercules.

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Attested: Unknown
Created: Unknown
Myth type: Prestige
Main deity: Hercules
Belief system: Roman Paganism
Origin: Europe › Southern Europe › Italy

Belief system

Roman Paganism Religion

Polytheistic

Roman Paganism refers to the cultural practices of the Roman empire before Christianity (ca. 756 BCE - 325 CE).

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Hercules

Main deity

Hercules was a Roman half-deity known for being strong. He was likely adapted from the Greek Heracles.

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The Twelve Labors of Hercules prestige myth comes from Roman mythology, but was likely adapted from Greek mythology with the story of Heracles.

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MLA Modern Language Association (8th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Twelve Labors of Hercules." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 27 Apr. 2019, omnika.org/stable/97. Accessed 9 May. 2025.

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APA American Psychological Association (6th ed.)

OMNIKA (2019, April 27). Twelve Labors of Hercules. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/97

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CMS Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Twelve Labors of Hercules." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created April 27, 2019. Accessed May 9, 2025. https://omnika.org/stable/97.

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Roman Paganism Belief system
Hercules Main deity
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location_city Italy Southern Europe

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