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Herakles presenting Cerberus to Eurystheus, detail of a black-figure hydria attributed to the Eagle Painter


Herakles (left), wearing his lion skin, holds his club in his right hand, and Cerberus' leash in his left. Cerberus (center) lunges toward a large storage jar (left) in which Eurystheus is hiding. Snakes coil in front of Cerberus' snouts and front paws.
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    Herakles presents Cerberus to a frightened Eurystheus hiding in a giant pot. Detail of a black-figure Caeretan hydria attributed to the Eagle Painter. Musée du Louvre Cp 66.

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    Image Source
    Musée du Louvre Cp 66
    Associated Passages
    782-806
    Subjects
    Heracles
    Cerberus
    Eurystheus
    Type
    Image
    Properties
    Agent
    The Eagle Painter
    Date
    c. 550-500 BCE
    Medium
    terracotta
    Location
    Louvre
    Image Credit
    Wikipedia user Bibi Saint-Pol

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