Twelve Labors of Herakles as linked to the Constellations of Astrology
Hercules: Greece's Greatest Hero Stories
Pictographs of Twelves Labors
First labor of Herakles is the slaying of the Nemean Lion; the sun starts in the constellation of LEO, the Lion.
Second labor of Herakles is the destruction of the Lernean hydra; the sun enters VIRGO, the constellation HYDRA sets.
Third labor of Herakles is the disposal of the Erymanthian Boar; the sun enters LIBRA and the constellation of the BOAR rises in the evening sky.
Fourth labor of Herakles is the capture of a golden stag; the sun enters SCORPIO and the constellation CASSIOPIEA, anciently known as the STAG rises into view.
Fifth labor of Herakles is the battle with birds; the sun enters SAGITTARIUS and three constellations of: CYGNUS, the swan; AQUILA, the eagle; and, VULTURA et LYRA, the vulture arise.
Sixth labor of Herakles is cleansing of the Augean stable; the sun enters CAPRICORN also known as the Stable of Augeas.
Seven labor of Herakles is the slaying of vulture that ate Prometheus liver and the capture of the Bull that laid waste island of Crete; the sun enters AQUARIUS while the constellation LYRA, the celestrail Vulture, and constellation PROMETHEUS sets.
Eight labor of Herakles is the capture of the horses of Diomede; the sun enters PISCES, and PEGASUS, the celestrail horse rises.
Ninth labor of Herakles is the retrieval of Amazon queen Hippolte's girdle; the sun enters AIRES, and ANDROMEDA sets.
Tenth labor of Herakles is to restore the kidnapped Pleiades; the sun enters TAURUS as the PLEIADES rise, and ORION sets.
Eleventh labor of Herakles is to conquer Cernerus, guardian dog of Hades; the sun enters GEMINI, as SIRIUS, the dog star rises.
Twelveth labor of Herakles is to retrieve the golden apples; the sun enters CANCER as the constellation HERCULES sets in the west, followed by DRACO, the dragon of the pole, guardian of the golden apples of Hesperides.
bronze statute of a resting Herakles
