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The Twelve Labors of Heracles are a collection of mythological narratives describing the twelve arduous tasks that the hero Heracles was compelled to perform under the orders of King Eurystheus of Mycenae, as penance for a crime he committed. Heracles, known in Latin as Hercules, was the son of Zeus and Alcmene. According to myth, during a fit of madness induced by the goddess Hera, Heracles killed his wife Megara and their children. To atone for this crime, he was required to enter the service