Quickly disposing of this nuisance, most likely with a swift bash of his club, Hercules called on Iolaus to help him out of this tricky situation.Įach time Hercules bashed one of the hydra's heads, Iolaus held a torch to the headless tendons of the neck. With his club, Hercules attacked the many heads of the hydra, but as soon as he smashed one head, two more would burst forth in its place! To make matters worse, the hydra had a friend of its own: a huge crab began biting the trapped foot of Hercules. The monster was not so easily overcome, though, for it wound one of its coils around Hercules' foot and made it impossible for the hero to escape. Once the hydra emerged, Hercules seized it. Antikensammlungen und Glyptothek, Münchenįirst, Hercules lured the coily creature from the safety of its den by shooting flaming arrows at it. Side A: scene at left, Hercules and Iolaos in chariot Munich 1416, Attic black figure amphora, ca. So, the pair drove to Lerna and by the springs of Amymone, they discovered the lair of the loathsome hydra. Legend has it that Iolaus won a victory in chariot racing at the Olympics and he is often depicted as Hercules' charioteer. Iolaus, who shared many adventures with Hercules, accompanied him on many of the twelve labors. His trusty nephew, Iolaus, was by his side. Hercules set off to hunt the nine-headed menace, but he did not go alone. Schoder, S.J., courtesy of Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers Nor was this beast easy prey, for one of the nine heads was immortal and therefore indestructible. A monstrous serpent with nine heads, the hydra attacked with poisonous venom. From the murky waters of the swamps near a place called Lerna, the hydra would rise up and terrorize the countryside. The second labor of Hercules was to kill the Lernean Hydra.
Hercules' Second Labor: the Lernean Hydra
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