Which lion did Hercules kill as one of his twelve labours?
Labours of Hercules mate Echidna, all overcome by Hercules. A traditional order of the labours found in the "Bibliotheca" is: The first labour was to slay the Nemean lion. According to one version of the myth, the Nemean lion took women as hostages to its lair in a cave near Nemea, luring warriors from nearby towns to save the damsel in distress. After entering the cave, the warrior would see the woman (usually feigning injury) and rush to her side. Once he was close, the woman would turn into a lion and kill the warrior, devouring his remains and giving the bones to
Labours of Hercules to his master. After completing the Twelve Labours, one tradition says Hercules joined Jason and the Argonauts in their quest for the Golden Fleece. However Herodorus (c. 400 BC) disputed this, and denied Hercules ever sailed with the Argonauts. A separate tradition (e.g. "Argonautica") has Hercules accompany the Argonauts, but he did not travel with them as far as Colchis. Labours of Hercules The Twelve Labours of Heracles or Hercules (, " hoi Hērakleous athloi") are a series of episodes concerning a penance carried out by Heracles, the greatest of the Greek heroes, whose name was later Romanised as Hercules.