The Labours of Hercules

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The Labours of Hercules is a collection of twelve detective stories by Agatha Christie in which Hercule Poirot tackles cases thematically inspired by the mythical Twelve Labours of Hercules.

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The Labours of Hercules canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book ⓘ
detective fiction work ⓘ
short story collection ⓘ
author Agatha Christie ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
featuresCharacter Hercule Poirot ⓘ
fictionalUniverse Hercule Poirot series ⓘ
followedBy Taken at the Flood ⓘ
genre crime fiction ⓘ
detective fiction ⓘ
hasAlternativeClassification Poirot short story collection ⓘ
hasCharacter Hercule Poirot ⓘ
hasCoverArtist notable editions vary by publisher ⓘ
hasNarrativePerspective third-person narration in most stories ⓘ
hasNotableElement mythological allusions ⓘ
puzzle-plot mysteries ⓘ
hasProtagonistOccupation private detective ⓘ
hasStory The Apples of the Hesperides ⓘ
The Arcadian Deer ⓘ
The Augean Stables ⓘ
linked to: Augean Stables

The Capture of Cerberus ⓘ
linked to: Capture of Cerberus

The Cretan Bull ⓘ
linked to: Cretan Bull

The Erymanthian Boar ⓘ
linked to: Erymanthian Boar

The Flock of Geryon ⓘ
The Girdle of Hyppolita ⓘ
The Horses of Diomedes ⓘ
linked to: Mares of Diomedes

The Lernean Hydra ⓘ
linked to: LernaeanHydra

The Nemean Lion ⓘ
linked to: Nemean Lion

The Stymphalean Birds ⓘ
linked to: Stymphalian Birds
hasStructure each story parallels a specific labour of Hercules ⓘ
hasTargetAudience adult readers ⓘ
hasTheme justice ⓘ
modern reinterpretation of classical mythology ⓘ
rational investigation ⓘ
hasTitleReference Hercules of Greek mythology ⓘ
linked to: Heracles
inspiredBy Twelve Labours of Heracles ⓘ
linked to: Twelve Labors
language English ⓘ
literarySeries Hercule Poirot books ⓘ
mainCharacter Hercule Poirot ⓘ
mediaType print ⓘ
narrativeForm short stories ⓘ
numberOfStories 12 ⓘ
precededBy The Hollow ⓘ
publicationDate 1947 ⓘ
publisher Collins Crime Club ⓘ
settingPeriod 20th century ⓘ

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Hercule Poirot → appearsInWork → The Labours of Hercules ⓘ
Hercule Poirot series → hasWork → The Labours of Hercules ⓘ
Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller → notableWork → The Labours of Hercules ⓘ