An idea ... much less than half-formed

wThe Twelve Labours of Hercules (Greek: Δωδεκαθλος, dodekathlos) are a series of archaic episodes connected by a later continuous narrative, concerning a penance carried out by the greatest of the Greek heroes, Heracles, romanised as Hercules. The establishment of a fixed cycle of twelve labours was attributed by the Greeks to an epic poem, now lost, written by Peisander, dated about 600 BC (Burkert).

This may go to New York, New York or into a galaxy far, far away and a long time ago ...

... or nowhere.









(Hercules Fights the Nemean Lion. From a Roman Sarcophagus of the 2nd-3rd Century A.D.)