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Heracles, so different in approach, as we shall see, from his younger cousin Theseus, had no technique other than confidence in his own strength and inexhaustible stamina. He found the bull, shouted at it, maddened it, and planted himself in its way. When it charged, he simply grabbed its horns,49 and wrenched. The bull resisted with all its strength. Gradually Heracles pulled it to the ground, rolling around with it,
Heroes: The Greek Myths Reimagined (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #2)
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