![]() Its fur was so thick no weapon could pierce it, and its claws so sharp, no armor could guard against them. The Nemean Lion captured women and devoured soldiers. Jealous of the demigod, the king set him to twelve impossible tasks, expecting him to fail at the first, to slay the Nemean Lion and return with its hide. An oracle of Jupiter advised he should pledge his service to the king Eurystheus, and so Hercules reluctantly did so. Once recovered, grief stricken, Hercules sought penance for his crimes. She struck Hercules mad, and he slew his own children. ![]() Yet, Like all of Jupiter’s illegitimate children, Hercules once drew the ire of Juno, and though he is now known as a hero, his greatest achievements might never have been done without Juno’s initial tragic involvement. ![]() Brave Hercules, a demigod son of Jupiter, born with impossible strength and force of will for whom no task is insurmountable, no heroic deed unachievable. ![]()
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