Man-Eating Horse by Ghirin

Four man-eatiing mares belonged to Diomedes, the king of a Thracian tribe called the Bistones. Diomedes would feed strangers to the mares as well as any locals that defied him.

The eighth labor of Hercules was to bring the mares back to his cousin, the King of Mycenae. There are two accounts of how he did this. In one, Hercules led a group of fighters to battle with the Bistones in order to get the mares. In another version, Hercules traveled to Thrace alone. He then captured Diomedes and fed him to his own mares. After feeding on their owner, the mares became tame enough for Hercules to handle and take them back to Mycenae.

*Inspired by the Zoo Tycoon Brains Trust (http://www.geocities.com/professorpaul1/home.html)

References:

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hercules/birds.html

http://www.archaeonia.com/religion/heroes/hercules.htm#LABOR%208

Created by Ghirin 2003