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Hercules (or Herakles) fighting the Nemean lion on an ancient Greek clay pitcher in black figure style. In ancient Greek mythology, Hercules defeated the lion of Nemea and took the lion's skin to King Eurystheus. This specimen dates from c. 550 CE and is currently exhibited at the Zürich Zoologischer Garten in Zürich, Switzerland, but it is originally from the Antikenmuseum's collection of antiquities in Basel, Switzerland.
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Wiener, J. B. (2018, November 27). Heracles fighting Nemean Lion. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9590/heracles-fighting-nemean-lion/
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Wiener, James Blake. "Heracles fighting Nemean Lion." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified November 27, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9590/heracles-fighting-nemean-lion/.
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