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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure EUR-gre-017. Crested, rearing serpent Ladon guarding the sacred apple tree producing the golden fruits of immortality in the Garden of the Hesperides, attacked by Heracles (Hercules) wearing lion skin and swinging his club (The Eleventh Labour); rearing centaur (Nessus, Chiron, or Pholus (?), all eventual victims of the Heracles' arrows poisoned with the Hydra's blood (The Second Labour)); Heracles (Hercules) wrestling with half-giant Antaeus, mitigating his invincibility by disconnecting him from his mother, Gaia (The Earth), holding him aloft, and crushing him in a bear hug (partially shown). |
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| Limestone | High relief (Labours of Heracles frieze, carved deco-ration, detail) |
Unknown | Roman Imperial, first century AD |
Proskenion, Theater, Delphi, Phocis, Central Ellada, Central Greece |
Archaeological Muse-um, Delphi, Invento-ry № 2556 |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Greek Expedition, 30 April - 22 May 2009). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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