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What is the seventh task of Hercules?
To capture the Cretan Bull.
Remains of the Cretan civilization were discovered in?
in the 1900s
Who was the Cretan leader in the Trojan War?
Idomeneus
What is an interesting story about Hercules?
The Cretan Bull was his seventh labor. Long before a king was going to sacrifice cattle for the god Poseidon and he prayed for an animal worthy enough to sacrifice for him. Therefore Poseidon sent a snow white bull. But seeing his beauty the king decided to instead breed the bull with his own herd. Poseidon seeing this was angry so his cursed the mind of the queen and the bull. That night the queen sneaked out in a wooden bull suit, and fooled the creature and made love to it. This resulted in her pregnancy with the Minotaur. Then Poseidon cursed the mind of the bull itself. Causing it to go on a rampage to destroy everything in its path. Hercules had to got to the island of Crete and take this bull alive. He found the creature and using his brute force overpowered it and brought it back to King Eurystheus alive.
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What was the animal that Heracles captures in crete?
The Cretan Bull
What is the largest bull?
Cretan bull
Heracles releases the Cretan Bull and it becomes the Bull of?
Marathon.
What is the seventh task of Hercules?
To capture the Cretan Bull.
Does a Greek demon have a head of a bull?
Only the Cretan Minotaur had.
Who was a bull in Greek mythology?
The Cretan bull was a bull in Greek mythology. It was said to have either fathered the Minotaur, or was the bull that carried Europa away.
Which monster lived in the Labyrinth and was part man and part bull?
The creature was the Minotaur, born of Queen Pasiphäe and the Cretan bull.
What are some mythical beasts?
Hydra, Cretan Bull, Chimera, Sphynx, Orcus, Cerberus, Typhoon,
Who was the minotaur realeaped to?
I'm guessing you mean "related to". The Minotaur was the offspring of Minos' wife, Pasiphae, and the Cretan Bull.
What does Taurus represent?
Taurus (meaning in Latin "the bull") is symbolic of the Cretan Bull from Greek mythology that was killed by Theseus. It was a white bull that had sired the Minotaur.
What is the animal that Heracles had to capture on Crete?
A bull that was said to breathe fire. The Cretan Bull was the property of King Minos, and this was the seventh labor given to Hercules by King Eurystheus.
What is a Minotaur and what is a good definition for them?
The Minotaur was the monster child of Cretan queen Pasiphaë and a white bull. This only happened once. He is usually depicted with a bull's head on a human body.
