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  2. Labours of Hercules - Wikipedia

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    The Labours of Hercules or Labours of Heracles (Ancient Greek: ἆθλοι, âthloi [1] Latin: Labores) are a series of tasks carried out by Heracles, the greatest of the Greek heroes, whose name was later romanised as Hercules. They were accomplished in the service of King Eurystheus. The episodes were later connected by a continuous narrative.

  3. Herculaneum - Wikipedia

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    Herculaneum plan showing the ancient site below the modern (1908) town and the 1631 "lava" flow. Dionysius of Halicarnassus states that the Greek hero Heracles (Hercules in Latin) founded the city. [5] However, according to Strabo, the Oscans founded the first settlement. [6] The Etruscans took control of the area, and were later overthrown by ...

  4. Diomedes of Thrace - Wikipedia

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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]

  5. Herculean Sarcophagus of Genzano - Wikipedia

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    The Herculean Sarcophagus of Genzano is a Roman sarcophagus from Genzano, which is in store at the British Museum. 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.

  6. Augeas - Wikipedia

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    The fifth Labour of Heracles (Hercules in Latin) was to clean the Augean (/ ɔː ˈ dʒ iː ə n /) stables. Eurystheus intended this assignment both as humiliating (rather than impressive, like the previous labours) and as impossible, since the livestock were divinely healthy and therefore produced an enormous quantity of dung (ἡ ὄνθος).

  7. Pillars of Hercules - Wikipedia

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    The Pillars of Hercules [a] are the promontories that flank the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar. The northern Pillar, Calpe Mons, is the Rock of Gibraltar . A corresponding North African peak not being predominant, the identity of the southern Pillar, Abila Mons, has been disputed throughout history, [ 1 ] with the two most likely ...

  8. Category:Labours of Hercules - Wikipedia

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  9. Herculaneum papyri - Wikipedia

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    In April 2024, the research of a papyrologist at the University of Pisa uncovered details about Plato's burial site from the Herculaneum papyri using infrared and X-ray scanning techniques. This research revealed that Plato's tomb was situated within a garden designated for him at the Platonic school, close to the Mouseion dedicated to the muses.