Hercules slaying the Hydra, detail of the Twelve Labors from a Roman mosaic from Llíria

Heracles (left) grasps the Hydra (right) by one of its many necks while it coils its tail around his left leg. Hercules raises his club in his right hand, preparing to strike.

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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200-250 CE
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Hercules slaying the Nemean lion, detail of the Twelve Labors from a Roman mosaic from Llíria

Hercules (left) grapples with the Nemean lion (right). The lion rears up on his hind legs while Heracles wraps his right arm around the lion's muzzle. Heracles' club lies abandoned above the lion.

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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Museo Arqueológica Nacional, Madrid
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30-45
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Date
200-250 CE
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mosaic
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