Scorpio Quote Of The Day

Sep 20, 2008

Hercules’ Twelve Labors Connected to the Zodiac

Picture of Amphora

 from Psyakos, 520 BC, Breskia Museum Italy 

on a Greek stamp depicting Hercules killing the Nemean Lion

 There are many references to the connection between Hercules' 12 Labors and the Zodiac. Alice A. Bailey even dedicated a whole book to this issue (The Labours of Hercules: An Astrological Interpretation, 2000). 

Here’s a digest from: http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/Mythology/HeraclesLabours.html

The Lernean Hydra - Cancer

The Nemean Lion -Leo 

The Erymanthian Boar - Cancer

The Apples of the Hesperides- Scorpio

The Cerynian Hind- Libra

The Stymphalian Birds- Sagittarius

The Stable of Augeas- Capricorn

The Mares of Diomedes- Aquarius

Cerberus- Pisces

The Girdle of Hippolyte - Aries

The Cretan Bull- Taurus

The Cows of Geryon- Gemini

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