Hercules' final labor was to capture Cerberus, the three-headed dog that guarded the gates of the underworld. When Hercules arrived in the underworld with Hermes as a guide, Hades agreed to let Hercules take Cerberus back to King Eurystheus on the surface, but only if he could do so without weapons. Using only his lion skin shield for protection, Hercules overpowered the monstrous dog, choking it into submission despite being bitten repeatedly. He chained Cerberus and brought it from the underworld, but when Eurystheus saw the terrifying beast, he was shocked and scared and sent it back to Tartarus.

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Withoutusinganyweaponsand
onlyusinghislion-skinasshield,
Herculesgotcloserthismonstrous
dog roaringwildly.
KingEurystheus;askedHercules
to enterthe underworldandbring
Cerberusasthe last and the most
challenginglabour.Three-headed
and snake tailed Cerberuswasa
monstrousguarddog of the gates
of underworld.Assoonashe
acceptedthe labour,Hercules
enteredthe underworldwith
Hermes.Theypasseddisgusting
mudflow,lavaflows;whenthey
arrivedthe throne of Hades,the
great God of the Underworld,
HerculestoldHadesthe purpose
of hisvisit.Hadesagreedtolet
HerculesbringCerberustothe
surface onlyif Herculescould
catch thismonstrousguard dogof
hisgateswithoutusingweapons.
Thoughdefeatingthisthree-
headed,snake tail monstrousdog
Cerberuswasimpossible.Itsscary
voice made the one whocame
closerquake forfear.
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He captureditaround itsneck.
Eventhoughhe was bitensomany
timesHerculessqueezedCerberus
aroundthe neckso hardthat the
dog thoughtitwas deadand
submitted.Herculeschainedthis
monstrousdogand broughtup
fromthe underworldtoTesalya.
The poisonuosslobberof this
angry dogmade the plants
poisonous.
WhenKingEurystheus saw
that Herculesovercame that
difficulttaskandbroughtthe dog,
he got shockedandscared and
sentthat monstrousanimal back
to the Underworld,Tartaros.
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