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title: Head of a Statue of the Cypriot Herakles
author: Liana Miate
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15718/head-of-a-statue-of-the-cypriot-herakles/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Head of a Statue of the Cypriot Herakles

_Authored by [Liana Miate](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/lianamiate/)_

## Image File

[![Head of a Statue of the Cypriot Herakles](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15718.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15718.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Herakles](https://www.worldhistory.org/hercules/) is wearing a lion's head with a wide-open muzzle as headgear. It belongs to a large series of Cypriot sculptures in which Herakles is represented holding a club in his right hand.

There are traits in the typology of the work which derive from the kindred Phoenician [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) [Melqart](https://www.worldhistory.org/Melqart/).

From [Cyprus](https://www.worldhistory.org/cyprus/), Cypro-[Archaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Archaic/) II Period, c. 500 BCE. Made from limestone. ([Hellenic](https://www.worldhistory.org/greece/) Museum, Melbourne, Victoria).

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## About the Author

Liana is the Social Media Editor for Ancient History Encyclopedia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a major in ancient Greece, Rome & Late Antiquity. She is particularly passionate about Rome and Greece, and anything to do with mythology or wo
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lian)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Miate, L. (2022, April 23). Head of a Statue of the Cypriot Herakles. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15718/head-of-a-statue-of-the-cypriot-herakles/>
### Chicago
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### MLA
Miate, Liana. "Head of a Statue of the Cypriot Herakles." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Apr 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15718/head-of-a-statue-of-the-cypriot-herakles/>.

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