Nemean Lion Flashcards
1
Q
Who raised the Nemean Lion and why?
A
Hera, the wife of Zeus, trained and settled the lion in the hills to be a plague to mankind
2
Q
Why is he sometimes depicted younger in art when completing this labour?
A
It was his first task
3
Q
What did Heracles find out after attacking it with arrows and his sword multiple times?
A
It’s skin was impenetrable to weapons
4
Q
How did he kill the lion?
A
By strangling it
5
Q
What did Heracles show the king to prove he killed the lion?
A
It’s skin
6
Q
How did he get the lions skin?
A
Athena told him to use the Lions claw to get it off
7
Q
How was Heracles often depicted in art after completing this task?
A
Wearing the lions skin as a cloak and it’s head as a helmet
