There was a time when the Greek myths we know so well were being told to us for the first time as a child. Looking through some old boxes today at home I found a great list I seem to have made after hearing of the Labours of Hercules for probably one of the first times. The mix of my 8 year old imagination and what I thought was also cool are interweaved hilariously!

15th May 2000

1) Hercules meets a snake with six tails that strangles you

2) He meets a dog with three sets of teeth that can bite you really hard

3) He meets a lemon that hypnotises you 

4) He has to block a deep fast running river with rocks so the river runs the other way

5) He meets a deer with five mouths

6) He meets a leopard that can freeze you with his spots

7) He meets a banana that has big teeth

8) He has to dig for treasure in a mountain

9) He has to catch a piranha

10) He has to catch the lego man in Legoland

11) He has to travel to Australia in a metal spaceship and capture the tortoise with spikes on its shell

12) He has to fight the ogre that can turn into anything on a big hill

Perhaps this could be a new retelling of the classic myth?! Guess it also goes to show how when a story is passed down it can very easily be distorted!!