Amymone
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In Greek mythology, Amymone was one of the 50 Danaids as a daughter of Danaus, king of Libya. As the "blameless" Danaid, her name identifies her as, perhaps, identical to Hypermnestra: the one Danaid
Poseidon approaches Amymone, whose identity is symbolized by the water jug. The Cupid above represents the erotic motive of the scene (Roman-era mosaic, House of Dionysos at Paphos)
Neptune and Amymone, fresco in Stabiae, Italy, 1st century
Marble torso of Amymone from a larger group that would have included Poseidon. 2nd-century BC, Archaeological Museum of Delos, Greece.
Lernaean Hydra
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The Lernaean Hydra or Hydra of Lerna, more often known simply as the Hydra, is a serpentine lake monster in Greek mythology and Roman mythology. Its lair was the lake of Lerna in the Argolid, which wa
Amymone
…Amymone is mentioned by multiple ancient authors including Pliny, Ovid, and Apollodorus. They claim the spring is near to the lake of Lerna where the hydra lived. However, authors such as Pausanias claim that the hydra instead lived in the river Amymone. After Poseidon saved her, he had sex with her. She…
Lernaean Hydra Getty Villa 83.AE.346
Pollaiuolo's Hercules and the Hydra (c. 1475). Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy
Portrait of Henri IV as Hercules pinning the Hydra of Lerna, an allegory of the Navarrese king's defeat of the Catholic League during the French Wars of Religion. Workshop of Toussaint Dubreuil, c. 1600.