Department of Classical Studies

Herakles

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Herakles:

1. Herakles with Tripod - rf vase painting
2. Herakles Making a Libation - rf vase painting
3. Colossal Bronze Statue of Herakles
4. "Weary Herakles" - statue
5. Herakles Young and Old - a comparison of two Olympian metopes

Herakles as an infant:

1. Herakles with Iphicles and Serpents - rf vase painting
2. Herakles Choking Serpents - Roman statue
3. Hercules with Serpents - Pompeiian wall painting

Herakles' Labors:

• Olympian Metopes - drawing with all 12 labors

1. Nemean Lion
   • Herakles Wrestling Lion - early tripod
   • Herakles vs Lion, with Athena - bf amphora
   • Herakles vs Lion (detail)
   • Herakles Wrestling with Lion (detail) - rf kalpis
   • Young Herakles (after Killing Lion) - metope from Olympia
2. Lernaean Hydra
   • Herakles Slaying Hydra - bf skyphos
   • Herakles Fighting Lernaean Hydra - bf amphora
   • Hydra, Herakles, Iolaos - rf stamnos
   • Herakles & Iolaos - bf vase fragment
3. Cerynaean Stag
   • Cerynaean Stag - bf vase
   • Cerynaean Stag with Artemis - bf amphora
   • Cerynaean Stag (detail) - bf amphora
4. Erymanthian Boar
   • Herakles with Erymanthian Boar - bf vase
   • Hercules Carrying Boar - bronze statue
5. Augean Stables
   • Athena Helping Herakles - metope from Olympia
6. Stymphalian Birds
   • Herakles Shooting Birds - rf amphora
   • Herakles (no birds) - metope from Olympia
   • Herakles vs Birds - metope from Corinth
7. Cretan Bull
   • Herakles with Bull - metope from Olympia
   • Herakles Struggles with Cretan Bull (different view) - metope from Olympia
8. Mares of Diomedes
   • Herakles vs Mares of Diomedes - metope from Corinth
9. Belt of Hippolyta
   • Herakles vs Amazon - metope from Selinus
10. Cattle of Geryon
    • Herakles vs Geryon - bf amphora
    • Herakles & Helios with Cup - bf skyphos
11. Apples of the Hesperides
    • Herakles, Atlas, Athena - metope from Olympia
    • Herakles Holding World (detail) - metope from Olympia
    • Atlas Holding the World - modern sculpture
    • Herakles in Garden of Hesperides - rf hydria
12. Cerberus
    • Herakles, Cerberus, Athena, Hermes - bf vase
    • "Nice Doggy..." - rf vase (detail)
    • Herakles Leading Cerberus from the Underworld - rf plate
    • Eurystheus Reacts with Horror at Herakles and Cerberus - bf amphora

Herakles' Other Adventures:

• Herakles Wrestling Antaios - rf kylix
• Herakles Wrestling Antaios - rf calyx krater
• Herakles Holding Antaios Above the Earth - modern statue
• Herakles Fighting Busiris - rf pelike
• Herakles Fighting Busiris (detail)
• Herakles Freeing Theseus from the Underworld - rf lekythos
• Herakles with Jason and the Argonauts - rf calyx krater
• Herakles vs Triton - kylix
• Nessos - "Nessos" amphora
• Herakles vs Nessos (detail)
• Herakles, Nessos, Deianira - rf kylix
• Herakles Fighting Apollo for Tripod - rf vase

Herakles' Death:

• Herakles Receiving Cloak from Deanira - rf pelike
• Death of Herakles - modern
• Herakles Pulling the Burning Cloak from his Body - sculpture (c. 1680 AD)
• Herakles Introduced on Olympos - bf vase
• Herakles on Olympos (bf) - bilingual amphora
• Herakles on Olympos (rf) - bilingual amphora