Hercules And Cacus Flashcards
When did this story take place ?
During the tenth labor, the cattle of Geryon
500 years before the founding of Rome
Why did Hercules end up meeting Cacus ?
He had to get back to King Eurytheus
What stems from the story of Cacus and Hercules ? ( think of a group and why )
The cult of Hercules
- it took place by the Aventine hill next to the River Tiber
How does Evander begin the story ?
By describing Casus, hir lair and physique
How was Hercules welcomed to Pallantium ?
He was welcomed as a god, however he was not one
What did Cacus do whilst Hercules slept ? Extra: what technique did he do
He stole eight of his cattle and took them to his cave
He lead them in backwards to fool Hercules
How where Cacus ‘ plans thwarted and what did he do ?
A trapped cows moos alerted Hercules
Cacus fled to his cave and blocked the entrance with a boulder that Hercules couldn’t move
How many times did Hercules try to unblock the cave once Cacus placed the boulder ?
Three times and each time he got more and more angry
After trying unsuccessfully to move the boulder what did Hercules then resort to ?
Using a huge flint peak on top of the mountain
With extreme strength he lifted the top of the mountain clean off therefore exposing Cacus
Once he breached the top of the hill how did Hercules react ?
He bombarded Cacus with whatever he could find such as stones and boulders
Cacus defended himself by blowing huge plumes of Snm one
How did Hercules react to Cacus concealing himself ?
He was enraged and jumped down into the lair
- he found Cacus and chocked him whilst squeezing his eyes until Cacus died
Upon killing Cacus what did Hercules do ?
He brought the body out and presented it to Evander and his people
