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Nemean lion
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The Nemean lion was a mythical lion in Greek mythology that lived at Nemea. It is most famous for being one of the mythical beasts killed by Heracles in his 12 labours. Because its golden fur was impe
Mosaic: Nemean lion. 3rd century AD. Currently held in the Archaeological Museum of Paros.
Mosaic: Nemean lion. 3rd century AD. Currently held in the Archaeological Museum of Paros.
Hercules' fight with the Nemean lion, Pieter Paul Rubens. Currently held in National Museum of Art of Romania, Collection roi Carol Ier.
Hercules' fight with the Nemean lion, Pieter Paul Rubens. Currently held in National Museum of Art of Romania, Collection roi Carol Ier.
Heracles slaying the Nemean lion. Detail of a Roman mosaic from Llíria (Spain). Currently held in National Archeology Museum in Madrid, room 22.
Heracles slaying the Nemean lion. Detail of a Roman mosaic from Llíria (Spain). Currently held in National Archeology Museum in Madrid, room 22.
Alexander the Great riding into battle wearing a lion's pelt. Currently in Istanbul Archaeological Museum, Turkey.
Alexander the Great riding into battle wearing a lion's pelt. Currently in Istanbul Archaeological Museum, Turkey.
Labours of Hercules
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The Labours of Hercules or Labours of Heracles are a series of tasks carried out by Heracles, the greatest of the Greek heroes, whose name was later romanised as Hercules. They were accomplished in th
Roman relief (3rd century AD) depicting a sequence of the Labours, representing from left to right the Nemean lion, the Lernaean Hydra, the Erymanthia
Roman relief (3rd century AD) depicting a sequence of the Labours, representing from left to right the Nemean lion, the Lernaean Hydra, the Erymanthian Boar, the Ceryneian Hind, the Stymphalian birds, the Girdle of Hippolyta, the Augean stables, the Cretan Bull and the Mares of Diomedes
Roman mosaic (3rd century CE) showing the Twelve Labours from Llíria (Valencia, Spain). Now in the Museo Arqueológico Nacional.
Roman mosaic (3rd century CE) showing the Twelve Labours from Llíria (Valencia, Spain). Now in the Museo Arqueológico Nacional.
The Heracles Papyrus, a fragment of a 3rd-century CE Greek manuscript of a poem about the Labours of Heracles (Oxyrhynchus Papyrus 2331)
The Heracles Papyrus, a fragment of a 3rd-century CE Greek manuscript of a poem about the Labours of Heracles (Oxyrhynchus Papyrus 2331)
The Origin of the Milky Way by Jacopo Tintoretto, 1575
The Origin of the Milky Way by Jacopo Tintoretto, 1575