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The establishment of a fixed cycle of twelve labours was attributed by the Greeks to an epic poem, now lost, written by Peisander (7th to 6th centuries BC). [2] Having tried to kill Heracles ever since he was born, Hera induced a madness in him that made him kill his wife and children.
It features the Twelve Labours of Hercules. It has been dated to about AD 150–180. It is 221 cm long, 76 cm high and 91.5 cm wide. On the front of the sarcophagus Hercules is depicted performing five of his twelve tasks, from left to right: leading Cerberus from the gates of underworld; taking Hippolyta's girdle
In the end, with ease, the hero successfully performed each added task, bringing the total number of labours up to twelve. Not all versions and writers give the labours in the same order. The Bibliotheca (2.5.1–2.5.12) gives the following order: 1. Slay the Nemean Lion Heracles defeated a lion that was attacking the city of Nemea with his ...
The Twelve Labors of Hercules is a series of murals by Washington State artist Michael Spafford commissioned in the early 1980s for the State of Washington. The works were completed in 1981 and permanently installed on the walls of the House of Representatives' chambers at the Washington State Capitol in Olympia; [1] the building was designed in the 1920s to accommodate murals, but they were ...
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Philippus of Thessalonica, The Twelve Labors of Hercules (The Greek Classics ed. Miller Vol 3 1909 p. 397) (Greek epigrams C1st AD) Seneca, Hercules Furens 228 ff (trans. Miller) (Roman tragedy C1st AD) Seneca, Hercules Oetaeus 17-30 (trans. Miller) Statius, Thebaid 4. 297 ff (trans. Mozley) (Roman epic poetry C1st AD) Statius, Thebaid 8. 746 ff
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Hercules and Diomedes, from a 16th-century original at the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy; one of six marble statues representing "The Labours of Hercules" by Vincenzo de’ Rossi. [1] In Greek mythology, King Diomedes of Thrace (Ancient Greek: Διομήδης) was the son of Ares and Cyrene. [2]