The Twelfth Labor of Heracles, or Why Hera and Hades Are At Odds

Fireside Folklore with Hades

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Greetings, listeners! Today, we travel back in time to a time when ancient Greece was in its prime, and heroes walked among us. We learn about Heracles, the hero who was tasked with performing twelve Labors to atone for slaying his family in an induced fit of madness. The final Labor, as you will see, involved the Underworld, because Hera was trying to get rid of Heracles. Hades wasn't having any of it, hence the silence between these two deities and Hera's absence on the podcast. Listen as Hera makes her debut in this blast from the past.
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1. Going Back in Time (00:00:00)

2. Hera's Brilliant Idea (00:00:12)

3. Heracles Receives the Final Labor (00:02:03)

4. On the Styx with Charon (00:03:02)

5. An Audience with Hades (00:04:31)

6. Heracles Brings Cerberus to the Upperworld (00:06:39)

7. Hades Blesses Heracles For Keeping His Word (00:07:15)

8. Hades Visits King Eurystheus (00:07:59)

9. Hades Declares Hera Persona Non Grata (00:08:41)