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title: Hercules Furens Mosaic
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2844/hercules-furens-mosaic/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Hercules Furens Mosaic
_Authored by Carole Raddato_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2844.jpg)
## Image Caption
[Mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mosaic/) panel depicting the madness of Heracles ([Hercules](https://www.worldhistory.org/hercules/) furens), from the Villa Torre de Palma near Monforte, 3rd-4th century CE (National [Archaeology](https://www.worldhistory.org/Archaeology/) Museum of Lisbon, Portugal). When Hercules grew up and had become a great warrior, he married [Megara](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Megara/). They had two children. Hercules and Megara were very happy, but life didn't turn out for them the way it does in the movie. [Hera](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hera/) sent a fit of madness to Hercules that put him into so great a rage, he murdered Megara and the children. When Hercules regained his senses and saw the horrible thing that he had done, he asked the [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) [Apollo](https://www.worldhistory.org/apollo/) to rid him of this pollution. Apollo commanded the hero to do certain tasks as a punishment for his wrongs, so that the evil might be cleansed from his spirit.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Raddato, C. (2014, July 28). Hercules Furens Mosaic. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Hercules Furens Mosaic." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 28, 2014. .
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Hercules Furens Mosaic." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 Jul 2014, .
## License & Copyright
[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/12973806145/in/set-72157626716795940)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/12973806145/in/set-72157626716795940) by [**Carole Raddato**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/12973806145/in/set-72157626716795940). Submitted by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/ "User Page: Carole Raddato"), published on 28 July 2014. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.