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Twelve labours of Hercules controls, enforced desegregation of Southern schools and established the Environmental Protection Agency. He was reelected by a landslide in 1972. Nixon’s second term saw a continuing series of revelations about the Watergate political scandal that occurred as a result of the June 1972 break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. The scandal escalated in spite of the Nixon administration’s attempted cover-up of its involvement, costing Nixon much of his political support. On August 9, 1974, he resigned in the face of almost certain impeachment and removal from office. Nixon remains a source of considerable interest among historians and the public. Twelve labours of Hercules – (миф.) двенадцать подвигов Геракла; геркулесов труд; исключительно трудное дело The phrase refers to a work arduous, slow, and carried forward under great difficulties and often in blind ignorance of the forces released and of the results to be achieved. But step by step the aspirant is led along the path of selfknowledge. Heracles was the greatest of the Greek heroes, whose name was later romanized as Hercules. Extraordinary strength, courage, ingenuity, and sexual prowess were among his characteristic attributes. Driven mad by Hera, Heracles slew his own children. To expiate the crime, Heracles was required to carry out ten labors set by his archenemy, Eurystheus who had become king in Heracles’ place. If he succeeded, he would be purified of his sin and, as myth says, he would be granted immortality. Heracles accomplished these tasks, but Eurystheus did not accept the cleansing of the Augean stables because Heracles was going to accept pay for the labor. Neither did he accept the killing of the Lernaean Hydra as Heracles’ nephew had helped him burn the stumps of the heads. Eurysteus set two more tasks, which Heracles performed successfully, bringing the total number of tasks up to twelve. 166