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Hercules' mother Hera was not happy when she saw his happy
life with his wife Megara and his children. She sent a fit of rage that made Hercules
not realize what he was doing and in his senselessness he killed his Wife and
children.

To atone for his sins he approached the God
Apollo and asked him what he should do. Apollo commanded Hercules to do certain tasks so
that his sins would get cleansed.

Hercules had to go the
king Eurystheus and do the ten tasks that he was ordered to do by the king. Hercules not
only completed the ten tasks he had to do originally but completed two other very
difficult tasks that Eurystheus added later.

Hercules'
success in completing the tasks let him purify himself from the grave sin of spilling
his family's blood.