Scene from the Shield of Hercules

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Illustration

Karen Barrett-Wilt
by Jastrow
published on 25 July 2014
Scene from the Shield of Hercules Download Full Size Image

Zeus separates Athena and Ares while Cycnus (far right) runs away from Hercules who approaches in his chariot (only the horses are visible, far left). Attic black-figured volute-krater, ca 540–510 BCE.

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Jastrow. (2014, July 25). Scene from the Shield of Hercules. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2860/scene-from-the-shield-of-hercules/

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