There are numerous versions of the myth about Atlas and Hercules, such as Weight, and The Apples of the Hesperides, the one we will be talking about today. The Apples of Hesperides and Weight are pretty much the same; they talk about the burden Atlas has to endure and the adventure of Hercules, including his betrayal to Atlas.
Hercules is ordered to 8 years of labour to Eurysthesus because Hercules killed his own family, he was cursed by Hera. After performing, numerous super-human labours, he was still under-control by Eurysthesus due to the fact he never counted the Hydra or the Augen stables chore. In order for Hercules to be free, Eurysthesus demanded that he executes another mission, obtain some Golden Apples which belonged to Zeus, located in the Northern edge of the world. Not only was it nearly impossible to reach, it was also guarded by Ladon and Hesperides, daughters of Atlas.
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On his intense journey, Hercules was intercepted by Kyknos, son of Ares, The God of War. In order for him to proceed, Kyknos demanded that they fight. In the middle of the fight, a thunderbolt came crashing down causing the battle to end, forcing them both to part ways. Once he reached Illyria, Hercules met up with Nerseus, The Sea God. For him to obtain Nerseus’s knowledge, Hercules must first capture him and restrain him for a period of time. During the long rally, Nerseus transformed into many different forms, fishes, frogs, etc, in order to escape from Hercules. Unfortunately for him, Hercules managed to grasp him and he was forced to tell him the location of the Garden, which Nerseus knew nothing about. Hence, Hercules was forced to let Nerseus go and continue on his