Nemean Lion



Hercules saved the people of Nemea from the Nemean Lion by killing it. For his troubles, he received a scar. He kept the Lion's skin and would use it to play with his children; pretending he was a lion.

Mentions

 * Hercules in the Underworld

Background Mythology

 * Slaying the Nemean Lion was the first of Heracles' Twelve Labours.