The Twelve Labors (Third 3)

For Hercules seventh task he had to kill the bull of Crete. Minos in order to show off for his citizens had promised the sea-god Poseidon that he would sacrifice whatever the god sent him from the sea. Poseidon sent a bull, but Minos thought it was too beautiful to kill so he sacrificed a different bull. Poseidon was angered with Minos for breaking his promise. In his fury, he made the bull run all around Crete, and caused Minos' wife Pasiphae to fall in love with the animal. As a result, Pasiphae gave birth to the Minotaur, a monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man. Minos had to shut up this beast in the Labyrinth, a huge maze underneath the palace, and every year he fed it prisoners from Athens. After Hercules had captured the Cretan Bull, Eurystheus sent him to get the man-eating horses of Diomedes. He overpowered the stable boys but once the King of Diomedes heard of this he sent troops to retrieve the horses. Hercules entrusted a young boy with the horses but they got the best of him and killed the young boy. For the ninth labor Eurystheus ordered Hercules to bring him the belt of Hippolyte, queen of the Amazonians. Queen Hippolyte had a special piece of armor. It was a leather belt that had been given to her by Ares, the war god, because she was the best warrior of all the Amazons. She wore this belt across her chest and used it to carry her sword and spear. So Hercules went to the land of the Amazonians and when he and his Grecian friends got off the boat, Hippolyte came down to visit them. Once she learned of Hercules intent with the belt she promised to give it to him but Hera caused the warrior Amzons to attack hercules. But when Hercules saw that they were wearing their armor and were carrying their weapons, he knew that he was under attack. Thinking fast, he drew his sword and killed Hippolyte. He then took her belt and sailed back to Eurystheus with his prize.

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