labors of Hercules

plural noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. the 12 extraordinary feats performed by Hercules for Eurystheus in order to gain immortality.

Example Sentences

One particular focus was the Labors of Hercules, which Spafford revisited time and time again.

From Seattle Times

The tasks Eurystheus gave him to do are called “the Labors of Hercules.”

From Literature

Indeed, the novel reads something like the Labors of Hercules, if Hercules were wealthy and recalcitrant and overweight with a “large balding bullet-head.”

From Slate

At times, the plot feels like the 12 Labors of Hercules, with a couple of extra labors thrown in just for the heck of it.

From Washington Post

Which is to say, it plays more or less like any Terry Gilliam movie, even the ones that didn’t face production woes comparable to the labors of Hercules.

From Los Angeles Times