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Mares of Diomedes
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In Greek mythology the Mares of Diomedes, were man-eating horses belonging to Diomedes of Thrace who were stabled, according to Pliny the Elder, in the now-vanished city of Tirida. The mares' diet com
Mosaico de los trabajos de Hércules, Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid, España, 2016 11
Mosaico de los trabajos de Hércules, Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid, España, 2016 11
Heracles holds a kneeing Diomedes by the hair whilst Diomedes grabs Heracles' leg in an act of supplication. Marble relief from the Roman villa of Chi
Heracles holds a kneeing Diomedes by the hair whilst Diomedes grabs Heracles' leg in an act of supplication. Marble relief from the Roman villa of Chiragan, end of 3rd century CE. Currently in the Musée Saint-Raymond, Toulouse, France.
Diomedes Devoured by his Horses, by Gustave Moreau (1865), oil on canvas, 140 x 95.5 cm., Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen
Diomedes Devoured by his Horses, by Gustave Moreau (1865), oil on canvas, 140 x 95.5 cm., Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen
Details of the mosaic at the Villa Romana del Casale, showing one of the Bistones falling from his horse.
Details of the mosaic at the Villa Romana del Casale, showing one of the Bistones falling from his horse.
Cretan Bull
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In Greek mythology, the Cretan Bull was the bull with whom Pasiphaë fell in love and conceived the Minotaur.
Mares of Diomedes
…period. The depipctions of Heracles' handling of the horses is, Boardman suggests, heavily influenced by the representations of Heracles with the Cretan bull, the capture of which was Heracles' seventh labour, and a more popular subject in art. In Roman art the scene was not particularly popular and mostly…
Mosaico Trabajos Hércules 07
Mosaico Trabajos Hércules 07
Ancient drachma from Larissa, around 420 BC, depicting Heracles with the Cretan Bull. Now in the Palais de Rumine, Lausanne, Switzerland
Ancient drachma from Larissa, around 420 BC, depicting Heracles with the Cretan Bull. Now in the Palais de Rumine, Lausanne, Switzerland
Heracles performing one of his labors as he forces the Cretan Bull to the ground. The engraving was created by B. Picart in 1731.
Heracles performing one of his labors as he forces the Cretan Bull to the ground. The engraving was created by B. Picart in 1731.
Hercules capturing the Cretan Bull, engraving by John Cassell in his Works of Eminent Masters in Painting, Sculpture, Architecture and Decorative Art,
Hercules capturing the Cretan Bull, engraving by John Cassell in his Works of Eminent Masters in Painting, Sculpture, Architecture and Decorative Art, 1854.