The eleventh labor which Eurystheus place upon the great Hercules was a more serious one than those which above we told. He ordered him to carry away the golden apples from the garden of Hesperide. The Hesperide were the daughters of nymphs which lived on the remote land and whose golden apples were entrusted by Juno. Many men, whose ambition being influenced by the gold, had formerly tried already to remove these apples. The thing was however difficult, because the garden in which the apples were encircled by an enormous wall all around. Moreover indeed, a serpent, who had one hundred heads, carefully guarded the entrance to the garden.

Hercules, although he strongly desired sleep, he decided however to obey Eurystheus. He asked many traders' opinions; none knew the certain keepers of the apples from the habitat. In vain he made a journey across many lands. At last he came to the outermost part of the land, which was next to the Ocean. He abided by a man, with the name Atlas, who help up the sky by means of his shoulders and prevented it to fall onto the land. Hercules at once came into a conference with Atlas, and after explained the cause of his journey, he asked aid from him.

Atlas was able to assist Hercules greatly, because he was the father of the keepers of the golden apples and knew the location well of the garden. " For you," he said " I will go to the garden; my daughters will certainly give the apples to me." Hercules, when he heard this, was delighted; he wanted great to perform this without force. He decided to accept the journey of **** relief. But because Atlas was departing, it was necessary for someone to hold up the heaven by means of shoulders. Hercules undertook this task joyfully, and he held up the entire weight of the heavens for many sole days.

Atlas, meanwhile at the Hesperium garden, who had gone a few miles, collected himself there quicker. Yet the daughters of him doubted for a long time that it was acceptable by Juno herself to give the apples to their father. Atlas however persuaded them and **** apples to Hercules.

While they were carried off, Hercules, who awaited for many days and did not receive any report of Atlas's return, had been gravely concerned by his delay. Finally after fives days Atlas appeared and next accepted the apples with great joy. Then after…(sorry, never finished)