Seven of the twelve labors of Hercules: the slaying of the Nemean Lion, the killing of the nine-headed Hydra, the driving away of the Stymphalian Birds, the capturing of the Erymanthian Boar, the Cretan Bull, and the Ceryneian Hind, as well as the picking of the golden apples of the Hesperides. According to legend, Hercules received twelve tasks from King Eurystheus. These included the killing of the nine-headed Hydra and the driving away of the Stymphalian Birds. To scare the birds away, the goddess Athena gave him two metal clappers. With these, he startled the animals and then shot them with his arrows. Hercules even had to slay a real lion as one of his tasks, whose skin he wore as a cloak afterward, making him nearly invincible. The Ceryneian Hind was hunted by Hercules for a year before he could capture it. The hind had golden antlers and was so fast that it could even dodge arrows. Since it was sacred, Hercules was not allowed to kill it but had to catch it alive. The Erymanthian Boar wreaked havoc in the area around Mount Erymanthos, so Hercules was sent to put an end to its rampage. He drove the boar into a snowfield, where it quickly tired, captured it, and brought it to Mycenae. As his seventh task, the hero tamed the Cretan Bull, brought it to Eurystheus, and then released it again. The playset represents seven of the twelve labors of Hercules and includes the legendary figure Hercules, a lion, a three-headed snake, a bull, a boar, a hind with golden antlers, and a golden apple.