After these 10 completed labours I thought I did all that was necessary to end this bloodguilt of mine But Iolaes helped me to slay the Hydra and the rivers cleansed the stables of King Augeas Therefore I was condemned to fulfill additional labours in the favour of King Eurystheus and my stepmother Hera These would be by far the most endangered labours, far beyond known borders as traveled by mortal men
In my travels to the West I caught the father of Thesis This old shape-shifting God The Old Man of the Sea Showing me the direction To Hera's orchard in the West To steal the apples of the Hesperides Which lead to immortality
Ladon: “Twined and twisted ‘round the tree I'm here to guard the fruits which lead to immortality Due to Hera I'll never sleep With one hundred heads I'll see it all...”
As I entered this blissful garden To honour the Daughters and Nymphs At the foot of the Atlas Mountains At the end of Oceanus' reach I spotted this hideous monster This one hundred-headed serpent-like beast This brother of the Nemean Lion I remembered his words as the battle commenced:
Ladon: “Coiled and twisted ‘round the tree Thou shall not steal the fruits of immortality I, guardian of the gold Your dead corpse is my reward”
One hundred heads to slay I strangled all to death
Finally I picked the tree which leads to immortality
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