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title: Hercules Fighting the Centaur Nessos
author: Mary Harrsch (Photographed at the Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence)
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/912/hercules-fighting-the-centaur-nessos/
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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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# Hercules Fighting the Centaur Nessos

_Authored by Mary Harrsch (Photographed at the Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence)_

## Image File

[![Hercules Fighting the Centaur Nessos](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/912.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/912.jpg)

## Image Caption

A statue by Giambologna depicting [Hercules](https://www.worldhistory.org/hercules/) fighting the [centaur](https://www.worldhistory.org/centaur/) Nessos following the latter's attack on Hercules' wife Deianeira as they crossed the river Evenus. 1599 CE (Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence, [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/)).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Florence), M. H. (. a. t. L. d. L. (2012, October 05). Hercules Fighting the Centaur Nessos. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/912/hercules-fighting-the-centaur-nessos/>
### Chicago
Florence), Mary Harrsch (Photographed at the Loggia dei Lanzi,. "Hercules Fighting the Centaur Nessos." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 05, 2012. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/912/hercules-fighting-the-centaur-nessos/>.
### MLA
Florence), Mary Harrsch (Photographed at the Loggia dei Lanzi,. "Hercules Fighting the Centaur Nessos." *World History Encyclopedia*, 05 Oct 2012, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/912/hercules-fighting-the-centaur-nessos/>.

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