Hercules diverting the rivers Alpheios and Peneus, detail of a Roman mosaic from Llíria

Hercules (left) lifts a rake above his head apparently to break the bank of either the river Alpheus or Peneus represented by a stack of rocks (right). A stream of water flows from the earth into a bucket. Hercules wears his lion skin and his club lies discarded on the ground at his feet.

Annotations

Hercules cleans the Augean stables by rerouting the rivers Alpheus and Peneus. Museo Arqueológica Nacional, Madrid 38315BIS. Photo by Luis García via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Online Resources

Wikimedia Commons

Museo Arqueológica Nacional, Madrid

Associated Passages

205-248

Properties

Date

200-250 CE

Medium

mosaic

Location

Museo Arqueológica Nacional, Madrid

Image Credit

Wikimedia Commons