Omphale
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In Greek mythology, Omphale was princess of the kingdom of Lydia in Asia Minor. Diodorus Siculus provides the first appearance of the Omphale theme in literature, though Aeschylus was aware of the epi
In an ancient fresco from the home of the Prince of Montenegro at Pompeii, a drunken, cross-dressing Heracles is on the ground as Omphale and maidservants look on from above.
Heracles and Omphale, each wearing the other’s clothing, Roman fresco tondo, Pompeian Fourth Style (45-79 AD), Naples National Archaeological Museum, Italy
Hercules and Omphale, detail of a Roman mosaic from Llíria (Spain), third century.
Omphale, by Constantin Dausch
Hercules Unchained
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Hercules Unchained is a 1959 Italian-French epic fantasy feature film starring Steve Reeves and Sylva Koscina in a story about two warring brothers and Hercules' tribulations in the court of Queen Omp
Omphale
…Omphale!" He screams. "It's Queen Omphale herself! Now you play with Hercules' club while he spins your wool!" Queen Omphale is a main character of Hercules Unchained, the sequel of Hercules (1958). Her guards capture males who drink from a fountain of forgetfulness one by one. She makes him her love slave, calls him…
U.S. film poster