Hercules & The Cretan Bull

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Metope from the west side of the Temple of Zeus, Olympia. Here Hercules tames the Cretan Bull. (470-460 BCE) Olympia Archaeological Museum.

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Mark Cartwright
Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

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Cartwright, M. (2012, April 26). Hercules & The Cretan Bull. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/440/hercules--the-cretan-bull/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Hercules & The Cretan Bull." World History Encyclopedia, April 26, 2012. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/440/hercules--the-cretan-bull/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Hercules & The Cretan Bull." World History Encyclopedia, 26 Apr 2012, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/440/hercules--the-cretan-bull/.

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