labors of Hercules

American  

plural noun

Classical Mythology.

1. the 12 extraordinary feats performed by Hercules for Eurystheus in order to gain immortality.

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Example Sentences

The box is carved with scenes of the labors of Hercules, while the lid is decorated with monumental reclining figures of the deceased.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

Which is to say, it plays more or less like any Terry Gilliam movie, even the ones that didn’t face production woes comparable to the labors of Hercules.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2018

Archaeologists have unearthed a children's version of the labors of Hercules from the third century written in simple language with large, spaced-out text and color pictures of the lions and the mythical hero.

From Slate • Dec. 14, 2012

A cubicle is devoted to the labors of Hercules.

From Time Magazine Archive

He set himself labors of Hercules in literary production, and he toiled at his tasks of will with a tireless tenacity little less than sublime.

From French Classics by Wilkinson, William Cleaver