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The '''Nemean lion''' was a | The '''Nemean lion''' was a creature in [[Greek mythology]] who lived in the land of [[Nemea]] and was killed by [[Heracles]]. There are differing accounts of the lion's origins; in one account, it was the offspring of [[Typhon]] and [[Echidna]]; in another, the offspring of [[Zeus]] and [[Selene]]; in another, the offspring of [[Chimera]]. It was the first labor of Heracles to slay the lion which had, in one account, fur that was impervious to arrows; so Heracles clubbed it, strangled it, and used the lion's own claws to cut off its pelt. | ||
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The Nemean lion was a creature in Greek mythology who lived in the land of Nemea and was killed by Heracles. There are differing accounts of the lion's origins; in one account, it was the offspring of Typhon and Echidna; in another, the offspring of Zeus and Selene; in another, the offspring of Chimera. It was the first labor of Heracles to slay the lion which had, in one account, fur that was impervious to arrows; so Heracles clubbed it, strangled it, and used the lion's own claws to cut off its pelt.