. XI. Heracles and the Hesperides. (From a basreliel atRome.) in the course of which he delivered Prome-theus, and slew Antaeus, Busiris and at length arrived at Mt. Atlas. Onthe advice of Prometheus, he sent Atlas to fetchthe apples, and in the meantime bore theweight of heaven for him. Atlas returned withthe apples, but refused to take the burden ofheaven on his shoulders again. Heracles,however, contrived by a stratagem to get theapples, and hastened away. On his returnEurystheus made him a present of the apples
. XI. Heracles and the Hesperides. (From a basreliel atRome.) in the course of which he delivered Prome-theus, and slew Antaeus, Busiris and at length arrived at Mt. Atlas. Onthe advice of Prometheus, he sent Atlas to fetchthe apples, and in the meantime bore theweight of heaven for him. Atlas returned withthe apples, but refused to take the burden ofheaven on his shoulders again. Heracles,however, contrived by a stratagem to get theapples, and hastened away. On his returnEurystheus made him a present of the apples ;but Heracles dedicated them to Athene, whorestored them to their former place. In tradi-tions Heracles killed the dragon Ladon, andgathered the apples himself. (Eur. H. ; Apollod. ii. 5, 11; Diod. iv. 26; Ap. 1890; Hyg. Fab. 81.)—12. Bringing Cer-berus from the lower world. This was the. Heracles and Cerberus. Cauota.) MUlin, T <:... iui dc most difficult of the twelve labours of descended into Hades, near Taenarum in Laconia, accompanied by Hermes and delivered Theseus and Ascalaphus from theirtorments. He obtained permission from Plutoto carry Cerberus to the upper world, providedhe could accomplish it without force of succeeded in seizing the monster andcarrying it to the upper world; and after hehad shown it to Eurystheus, he carried it backagain to the lower world. (II. viii. 366; 623 ; Diod. iv. 25 ; Apollod. ii. 5, 12 ; Paus. , 2.)—Besides these twelve labours (aSKoi),Heracles performed several other feats (as irap-epya) without being commanded by Eurys-theus. Several of them were interwoven withthe twelve labours and have been alreadydescribed : those which had no connexionwith the twelve labours are spoken of Heracles had performed the twelvelabours, he was released from the servitudeof Eurysthe
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