Erymanthian Boar

The massive boar terrorised the region of Psophis, destroying crops and killing anyone in its path. Heracles was tasked with capturing it alive — a far greater challenge than simply killing it. On his way, he stopped to visit the centaur Pholus, and their shared wine attracted other centaurs, leading to a battle. Heracles then chased the boar through deep snow on the mountain, exhausting it until he could trap it in a snowdrift and bind it in chains. He carried the living boar back to Mycenae, where King Eurystheus was so terrified that he hid in a bronze storage jar — a scene depicted on many Greek vases.