Helios, detail of a metope from the Temple of Athena at Ilion

    Helios driving his chariot. The chariot itself is not depicted, it was perhaps rendered in paint, now lost. Plaster cast of marble original, Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts (Музей изобразительных искусств имени А. С. Пушкина) II.1.i.934. The original is in the Pergamonmuseum, Berlin  LV 21, 1 (LG)). Photo by Shakko via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0.

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    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
    Date
    300 - 280 BCE
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    Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts
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    Herakles and the Golden Apples, detail of a metope from the Temple of Zeus at Olympia

      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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      c. 470-456 BCE
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      Archaeological Museum of Olympia
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      Hercules slaying the Hydra, detail of the Twelve Labors from a Roman mosaic from Llíria

        Hercules attacks the Hydra, while it coils its tail around his leg.  Museo Arqueológica Nacional, Madrid, 38315BIS. Photo by Luis García via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 3.0

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        Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike
        Date
        200-250 CE
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        Museo Arqueológica Nacional, Madrid
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        Hercules slaying the Nemean lion, detail of the Twelve Labors from a Roman mosaic from Llíria

          Hercules grapples with the Nemean lion. Museo Arqueológica Nacional, Madrid, 38315BIS. Photo by Luis García via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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          Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike
          Date
          200-250 CE
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          Museo Arqueológica Nacional, Madrid
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