After Hercules murdered his family in a fit of ... 2) Obtaining the Apples of the Hesperides For his 11th labor, King Eurystheus ordered Herc to bring him one of the golden apples of the ...

In a last-ditch effort to defeat Hercules, they gave him two final challenges. The 11th labor tasked Hercules with stealing the famed golden apples of the Hesperides, also known as the Western Nymphs.

(C)2015 Tribune Content Agency, LLC. Hercules, having completed his 11th labor by getting the Golden Apples of the Hesperides, faced his sternest challenge: He was charged by King Eurystheus to ...

Hercules' 11th labor is an instructive one. Ordered to fetch some golden apples that are guarded by a 100-headed dragon, the Greek demigod instead enlists Atlas to get them while he takes over ...