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The name Ceryneian is speculated to be derived from the river Cerynites which rises in Arkadia and flows through Achaia into the sea [Apollodorus, Library 2. 5. 3-4]. In one version of the story, this fantastical creature was originally one of five such animals happened upon by Artemis at the base of the Parrhasian hill far away from the banks of the black-pebbled Anaurus [Kallimachos and Lycophron, Hymn III toArtemis 98 ff].
After slaying the Nemean Lion and the Hydra, King Eurystheus of Tiryns set for Herakles the task of capturing the Ceryneian Hind. The mythical doe was as large as an ox and faster than an arrow in flight, had golden horns and brass hooves, and was sacred to the goddess Artemis whose wrath against Herakles King Eurystheus hoped to inspire. So Herakles chased the deer for a whole year long from Attika to Hyperborea and back again to mount Artemisius, where thus tired out it lay down near the river Ladon where Herakles was able to capture it.
Herakles encountered Artemis and her brother Apollo on his return journey, and begged the goddess for forgiveness, explaining that he had only captured the hind as part of his penance, and that he would soon return her. Once he brought the creature to Eurystheus, however, the king informed Hercules that the hind was to become part of his menagerie. Herakles could not break his promise to Artemis, so he told Eurystheus that if he wanted the animal he'd have to come outside and retrieve her. When the king came Herakles released the hind to him, but before Eurystheus could grab it, it had sprinted back its mistress, such was its speed and agility. [there are different versions of this myth]
After slaying the Nemean Lion and the Hydra, King Eurystheus of Tiryns set for Herakles the task of capturing the Ceryneian Hind. The mythical doe was as large as an ox and faster than an arrow in flight, had golden horns and brass hooves, and was sacred to the goddess Artemis whose wrath against Herakles King Eurystheus hoped to inspire. So Herakles chased the deer for a whole year long from Attika to Hyperborea and back again to mount Artemisius, where thus tired out it lay down near the river Ladon where Herakles was able to capture it.
Herakles encountered Artemis and her brother Apollo on his return journey, and begged the goddess for forgiveness, explaining that he had only captured the hind as part of his penance, and that he would soon return her. Once he brought the creature to Eurystheus, however, the king informed Hercules that the hind was to become part of his menagerie. Herakles could not break his promise to Artemis, so he told Eurystheus that if he wanted the animal he'd have to come outside and retrieve her. When the king came Herakles released the hind to him, but before Eurystheus could grab it, it had sprinted back its mistress, such was its speed and agility. [there are different versions of this myth]