The Nemean lion
THE LEON NEMEIOS (or Nemean lion) was a large lion, whose hide was impervious to weapons, which plagued the district of Nemea in the Argolis.
King Eurystheus commanded Herakles to destroy the beast as the first of his twelve Labours. The hero cornered the lion in its cave and seizing it by the neck wrestled it to death. He then skinned its hide to make a lion-skin cape, one of his most distinctive attributes.Hera placed the lion amongst the stars as the Constellation Leo.
Nemea – Argolis
Lat: 37.78156937014928
Long: 22.674407958984375
