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Dancing Maenad holding a thyrsus, detail of a Roman relief

A maenad dances holding a thyrsus in her right hand. She wears a very light, almost transparent, dress, earrings and a what appears to be a diadem. Her hair is down, but gathered in a loose, low ponytail.

A maenad dances holding a thyrsus in her right hand. Copy after a Greek original sculpted in Athens at the end of the 5th century BC, traditionally attributed to Callimachus. One of four marble relief plaques, Museo Del Prado E00046. Image by Ana Belén Cantero Paz via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.

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Wikimedia Commons
Museo Del Prado
Associated Passages
463-489
895-918
Type
Image
License
Creative Commons Attribution
Date
c. 120-140 CE
Medium
Marble
Location
Museo Del Prado
Image Credit
Wikimedia Commons

Herakles and the Golden Apples, detail of a metope from the Temple of Zeus at Olympia

Herakles stands (center) arms raised above his head supporting the sky. He is approached by Atlas (right) who offers him the golden apples of the Hesperides. Athena (left) stands behind Herakles helping him hold up the sky with her left hand.

Herakles supports the sky with the help of Athena, while Atlas offers him the golden apples of the Hesperides. Metope east 4, Temple of Zeus at Olympia. Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Ολυμπίας L 95. Photo by Joanbanjo via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 3.0. 

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Wikimedia Commons
Digital LIMC
Associated Passages
63-74
524-532
1100-1121
License
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike
Date
c. 470-456 BCE
Medium
Marble
Location
Archaeological Museum of Olympia
Image Credit
Wikimedia Commons
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