What did Hercules do with the mares of Diomedes?
In classical Greek mythology, Hercules is assigned twelve superhuman labors to complete. The eighth of these is to capture the man-eating horses of Diomedes, king of Thrace. In most accounts, Hercules subdues and steals the mares, killing Diomedes and feeding him to his own horses.
What happened to the man eating horses in the end?
But by the time he got there, the Bistones had realized what had happened, and they sent a band of soldiers to recapture the animals. To free himself to fight, Hercules entrusted the mares to a youth named Abderos. Unfortunately, the mares got the better of young Abderos and dragged him around until he was killed.
How did Hercules bring back the mares of Diomedes?
In yet another version, Heracles first captured Diomedes and fed him to the mares before releasing them. All versions have eating human flesh make the horses calmer, giving Heracles the opportunity to bind their mouths shut, and easily take them back to King Eurystheus, who dedicated the horses to Hera.
How did Hercules obtain the cattle of geryon?
In the fullest account in the Bibliotheke of Pseudo-Apollodorus, Heracles was required to travel to Erytheia, in order to obtain the Cattle of Geryon (Γηρυόνου βόες) as his tenth labour. On the way there, he crossed the Libyan desert and became so frustrated at the heat that he shot an arrow at Helios, the Sun.
How do you make an enchanted golden apple in real life?
Enchanted golden apples can be crafted with 8 blocks of gold and one apple.
How rare is a notch Apple?
Obtaining an Enchanted Golden Apple is extremely difficult. They can only be found in the following locations: Dungeon Chest (3.1% chance) Mineshaft Chest (1.4% chance)
Why can’t I make an enchanted golden apple?
Only the crafting recipe was removed, mainly because with the constant improvements on automatic tree and gold farms, it became too easy to farm these notch apples (who are ridiculously overpowered). So instead of breaking the farm mechanics back then, they simply removed the recipe.
What is the golden apple in Greek mythology?
Probably the most famous of Greek mythology’s apples is the Apple of Discord, which was a golden apple that indirectly started the Trojan War. Eris, the goddess of discord had not been invited to the wedding of Peleus and the sea nymph Thetis. The goddesses Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite all reached for the fruit.
Who created the golden apple?
Eris