Herakles presents the Erymanthian Boar to Eurystheus while Hermes and Iolaos look on. Black-figure amphora attributed to the Antimenes Painter, Louvre F 202.
Hercules subdues the man-eating Mares of Diomedes. Detail of a Roman mosaic from Llíria, Spain. Museo Arqueológica Nacional, Madrid, 38315BIS. Photo by Luis Garcia via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hercules fighting the Nemean lion. Ancient Roman sarcophagus, photo by Wolfgang Sauber via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 3.0.
Herakles captures the Hind of Keryneia. Attic black-figured neck-amphora, ca. 540–530 BC. Said to be from Vulci. British Museum 1843, 1103.80. Photo by Jastrow via Wikimedia Commons.
The Parcae (Greek Moirai) wind the thread of fate. Oil on canvas by Alfred Agache, Palais Beaux-Arts Lille P 1639.
Philomela and Procne present Tereus with the head of his son, Itys. Prado Museum (Museo Nacional Del Prado) P001660.
Philomela and Procne prepare to kill Itys. Attic red-figure wine cup, attributed to Makron, Louvre Cp. 929.
Pentheus being torn apart by Maenads. Roman fresco from the northern wall of the triclinium in the Casa dei Vettii, Pompeii. Pompeii Archaeological Park (Parco Archeologico di Pompei) VI 15,1.
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.
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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