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he was going to have a hard time task and during his stay at a close
serving under this ruthless king. town called Cleonae, the host offered
However with bad news came good to sacrifice an animal for a safe hunt.
news as well. When the tasks were However Hercules asked of the host
completed Hercules was to be given to wait for 30 days. When he was
immortality. successful in the hunt, they would
offer to Zeus, and if he died failing
The first task: The Nemean Lion the host was to offer the sacrifice to
The first task that Eurystheus Hercules, as a hero. Soon Hercules
asked of Hercules was to seek discovered arrows and swords were
out and bring him the skin of an useless against the hide of this
invulnerable lion which dominated beast. Thus by picking up his club,
the hills around Nemea. Hercules he approached the den of the lion.
set out on this seemingly impossible When the club broke during the