Herakles defeated which creature in his first labor, whose skin he wore afterward?

• A. Hydra
• B. Nemean Lion
• C. Cerberus
• D. Chimera

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is to identify which creature Herakles faced in his first task and then wore its skin. That creature is the Nemean Lion. It was legendary for its hide that no ordinary weapon could penetrate, so Herakles had to rely on strength to kill it—he wrestled and strangled the lion. Afterward he used the lion’s own claws to skin it and fashioned the pelt into a suit of armor he wore as a trophy and protection in later feats. The other creatures listed appear in different labors: the Hydra was the second labor, Cerberus comes from the twelfth labor, and the Chimera is not tied to the first labor. So the Nemean Lion fits both the act of defeating it and the detail of wearing its skin.