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The Labors of Herakles
Herakles, the Greek hero of superhuman strength, was the son of the Greek god Zeus and Alkmene ( 28.77; 11.55 ). According to Greek mythology, Zeus desired to sire a son who would be the guardian of mortals and immortals. Thus, he visited the mortal woman Alkmene in Thebes, where they conceived Herakles. However, on the day Herakles was to be born, Zeus boasted that his son would rule over Greece. Homer describes how Hera, wife of Zeus, delayed the birth of Herakles until the day after his cousin Eurystheos was born. Thus, the vengeful Hera ensured that Eurystheos inherited the throne. And she sent two snakes to destroy the infant Herakles as he slept in his cradle. Yet even as a baby Herakles' strength was legendary, and he saved himself from Hera's serpents by grasping one in each hand and strangling them ( 25.28 ).
The Labors of Herakles | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art the labors of herakles... amphora, ca. 530 b.c.; archaic; red-figure signed by andokides, as potter; attributed to the andokides painter (red-figure decoration); attributed to psiax (black-figure decoration) greek, attic terracotta h.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/hera/hd_hera.htm [1778 words]
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National Gallery of Art, Water Jar with Herakles Wrestling the Nemean Lion (Getty Museum) water jar with herakles wrestling the nemean lion attributed to the aegisthus painter greek, athens, about 470 b.c. terracotta 10 7/8 to 10 15/16 x 10 1/4 in. 86.ae.230 as the first of his twelve labors, the greek hero herakles had to slay the nemean lion,
http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=14086 [257 words]
Bronze Herakles ¦ Highlights ¦ Greek and Roman Art ¦ Collection Database ¦ Works of Art ¦ The Metropolitan Museum of Art bronze herakles medium; technique bronze culture greek period archaic date last quarter of the 6th century b.c. dimensions h. 5 1/16 in. (12.80 cm) classification bronzes credit line fletcher fund, 1928 accession number 28.
http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/all/bronze_herakles/objectview.aspx?page=1&sort=5&coll [399 words]
National Gallery of Art, Vessel with Herakles and Alkyoneus (Getty Museum) vessel with herakles and alkyoneus attributed to the kleophrades painter greek, athens, about 480 b.c. terracotta 22 5/16 to 22 3/8 x 14 3/4 in. 84.ae.974 scenes from the labors of the greek hero herakles encircle the neck of this athenian red-figure volute-krater.
http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=12873 [223 words]
National Gallery of Art, Wine Cup with Herakles and Athena (Getty Museum) wine cup with herakles and athena signed by nikosthenes, potter; villa giulia painter , vase-painter greek, athens, about 530 b.c. terracotta 4 7/16 to 4 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 10 3/4 to 10 13/16 in. 86.ae.170 a pair of large eyes frames busts of the hero herakles and his patron goddess athena on one side of this black-
http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=13971 [231 words]
![Ring with head of Herakles [Greek] (10.132.1) ¦ Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History ¦ The Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://kunstbus.com/images/k/me/www.metmuseum.org/toah_2F_images_2F_h2_2F_h2_10.132.1.jpg)
Ring with head of Herakles [Greek] (10.132.1) ¦ Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History ¦ The Metropolitan Museum of Art ring with head of herakles , late 4th–3rd century b.c.; hellenistic greek gold 63/64 x 47/64 in. (25 x 18.7 mm) funds from various donors, 1910 (10.132.1) the face of this ring is engraved with the head of alexander the great in the guise of herakles.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/10.132.1 [107 words]
![Hydria (water jar) with the infant Herakles strangling snakes sent by the goddess Hera [Greek; Attic] (25.28) ¦ Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History ¦ The Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://kunstbus.com/images/k/me/www.metmuseum.org/toah_2F_images_2F_h2_2F_h2_25.28.jpg)
Hydria (water jar) with the infant Herakles strangling snakes sent by the goddess Hera [Greek; Attic] (25.28) ¦ Heilbrun hydria (water jar) with the infant herakles strangling snakes sent by the goddess hera , ca. 460–450 b.c.; red-figure greek; attic attributed to the nausicaa painter terracotta h. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm) fletcher fund, 1925 (25.28) herakles was one of the twins conceived on a night when alkmene,
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/25.28 [133 words]