1. Kill the Nemean Lion
2. Kill the Lernaean Hydra
3. Capture the Ceryneian Hind (alive)
4. Capture the Erymanthian Boar (alive)
5. Clean out the stables of king Augeas
6. Get rid of the Stymphalian Birds
7. Capture the Cretan Bull
8. Acquire the Mares of Diomedes
9. Get the Girdle of Hippolyte, queen of the Amazons
10. Steal the Cattle of Geryon
11. Get the Apples of the Hesperides
12. Capture Cerberus (alive)
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Heracles was driven mad by Hera and in his madness he killed his children. To repay for this crime he was set 10 labors by his archenemy Eurystheus. However of the first 10 labors Eurystheus only accepted 8 of them and assingned him two more. If Heracles completed all the labors his sins would be forgiven and he would be granted immorality.
The golden apples of the Hesperides.
The hero Heracles (Hercules) performed the twelve labors after being driven mad by Hera to kill his children.
Hercules was the hero who performed twelve remarkable labors.
Yes, in a way. She drove Heracles/Hercules into a fit of madness, so he killed his wife and children. Afterwards, when he discovered what he had done, he did the 12 labors as a way of redeeming himself. The king Eurystheus was the one who gave him those tasks.