Fourth Labor of Heracles

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The Fourth Labor of Heracles is the mythic task in which the hero was ordered to capture alive the fearsome Erymanthian Boar and bring it back to King Eurystheus.

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Fourth Labor of Heracles canonical 4

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek myth ⓘ
labor of Heracles ⓘ
mythological event ⓘ
associatedWith Greek heroism ⓘ
atonement of Heracles ⓘ
wild boar hunting ⓘ
commissionedBy Eurystheus at Hera's instigation ⓘ
condition boar must be captured alive ⓘ
danger ferocity of the Erymanthian Boar ⓘ
depictedIn Roman mosaics ⓘ
ancient Greek vase painting ⓘ
featuresCreature Erymanthian Boar ⓘ
followedBy Fifth Labor of Heracles ⓘ
follows Third Labor of Heracles ⓘ
genre heroic myth ⓘ
goal bring the Erymanthian Boar back to King Eurystheus ⓘ
hasHero Heracles ⓘ
hasKing Eurystheus ⓘ
hasLocation Erymanthos region ⓘ
hasNumber 4 ⓘ
hasOutcome Eurystheus is terrified by the boar ⓘ
Heracles successfully captures the Erymanthian Boar ⓘ
hasTheme confrontation with monstrous beasts ⓘ
obedience to divine command ⓘ
hasTimeFrame mythic age of heroes ⓘ
heroicCycle Heraclean cycle ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Ancient Greek ⓘ
mainTask capture the Erymanthian Boar alive ⓘ
motivatedBy penance for killing his family ⓘ
mythology Greek mythology ⓘ
orderedBy King Eurystheus ⓘ
linked to: Eurystheus
partOf Labors of Heracles ⓘ
linked to: Twelve Labors
performedBy Heracles ⓘ
recordedIn writings of Apollodorus ⓘ
writings of Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
writings of Pausanias ⓘ
relatedDeity Hera ⓘ
Zeus ⓘ
relatedWork Fifth Labor of Heracles ⓘ
First Labor of Heracles ⓘ
Second Labor of Heracles ⓘ
Third Labor of Heracles ⓘ
Twelve Labors of Heracles ⓘ
linked to: Twelve Labors
symbolizes mastery over wild nature ⓘ
strength and endurance ⓘ
takesPlaceIn Arcadia ⓘ
takesPlaceNear Mount Erymanthos ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Erymanthian Boar → laborNumber → Fourth Labor of Heracles ⓘ
Ninth Labor of Heracles → relatedWork → Fourth Labor of Heracles ⓘ
Fifth Labor of Heracles → follows → Fourth Labor of Heracles ⓘ
Erymanthian Boar → associatedWith → Fourth Labor of Heracles ⓘ
subject linked to: Creatures of Heracles