Illustrations of school classics, arranged and described (1903)
Hill, George Francis, Sir, 1867-1948 · London, Macmillan · leaf 90
Heracles, kneeling on a lions skin (inanticipation of his victory over the Nemean lion), throttlesthe two serpents which were sent against him by Hera(Pindar, Nem. i. 35 f. ; Theocr. Id. xxiv. 1-62). The basisbears eight of the labours of Heracles, of which four arevisible in this illustration—the… … HERACLES STRANGLING THE SERPENTS. 70 ILLUSTRATIONS OF SCHOOL CLASSICS 86. Heracles and the Nemean Lion. Gold coin (100-litra piece) of Syracuse, issued at the end of the fifthcentury b.c. In the British Museum. Heracles kneels on the ground and stranglesthe lion with his arms, while the animal…
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