One of my favorite myths: Herakles and the Twelve Tasks.
Also better known as Hercules. However, don't think of the Disney Hercules, where he's a big and brave hero. He went mad thanks to the Goddess Hera and killed his children. The Gods punished him by giving him Twelve Tasks.
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1.To kill the Nemean lion.
2.To destroy the Lernaean Hydra.
3.To capture the Ceryneian Hind.
4.To capture the Erymanthian Boar.
5.To clean the Augean Stables.
6.To kill the Stymphalian Birds.
7.To capture the Cretan Bull.
8.To round up the Mares of Diomedes.
9.To steal the Girdle of Hippolyte.
10.To herd the Cattle of Geryon.
11.To fetch the Apples of Hesperides.
12.To capture Cerberus.
When he completed the tasks he was cleansed of his sin and granted immortality.
I figured all these tasks can be made into EI items. As for the animals, some of them need some visual help, the others are pretty much as said, and you can ignore the pretty name in front.
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I don't know why, but this Hydra looks pretty cute. xD
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In Greek mythology, the Stymphalian birds were man-eating birds with wings of brass and sharp metallic feathers they could launch at their victims.
8. Horses, apparantly.
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In Greek mythology, Hippolyta or Hippolyte is the Amazonian queen who possessed a magical girdle (belt) she was given by her father Ares, the god of war.
Some armor can be fancied here.
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In Greek mythology, Geryon was a fearsome giant who dwelt on the island Erytheia.
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In Greek mythology, the Hesperides are nymphs who tend a blissful garden in a far western corner of the world.
In some stories these were golden apples. So perhaps golden apples hanging from silver trees in the background, and holding a golden apple pose?
I realize we already have a baby Cerberus, but a big creepy a** one would be awesome.
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