Hercules and the Nemean Lion | Cleveland Museum of Art
The King presented Hercules with twelve challenges, the first of which was to kill the Nemean lion. Twice as large as a normal lion, it had an impenetrable hide, symbolic of the uncontrollability …
Nemean lion - Wikipedia
The Nemean lion (/ n ɪ ˈ m iː ə n /; Ancient Greek: Νεμέος λέων, romanized: Neméos léōn; [1] Latin: Leo Nemeaeus) was a monster in Greek mythology that lived at Nemea. Eventually, it …
The Labors of Hercules: Hercules Strangling the Nemean Lion
Hercules uses his bare hands to strangle the lion that terrorized the people of Nemea. The beast was invulnerable to his weapons, which Hercules propped against the nearby tree. In art, …
Hercules and the Nemean Lion - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Title: Hercules and the Nemean Lion. Date: early 17th century. Culture: possibly French. Medium: Bronze, with etched golden-brown surface, oxidized dark brown where rubbed. Dimensions: …
The Labors of Herakles - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Jan 1, 2008 · The first of these labors was to kill a vicious lion that terrorized the area around Nemea in the Peloponnesos. Eurystheos instructed Herakles to bring back the skin of the slain …
Hercules and the Nemean Lion | Cleveland Museum of Art
The lion is named after the city of Nemea, near Corinth, a monstrous beast sent by the goddess Hera to wreak havoc on the area. After killing the lion, Hercules wore his pelt, commonly seen …
Hercules Skinning the Nemean Lion - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Title: Hercules Skinning the Nemean Lion. Artist: Attributed to François Lespingola (French, 1644–1705) Date: ca. 1675–1700. Culture: French, probably Paris. Medium: Bronze
Hercules and the Nemean Lion - Smithsonian American Art …
These included strangling the Nemean lion, whose skin was impenetrable, destroying the many-headed Hydra, and stealing the belt from the Amazon queen Hippolyte. His final labor was to …
Hercules and the lion of Nemea (Louvre Museum, L 31 MN B909)
Heracles and the Lion of Nemea is a lekythos which is held at the Louvre Museum, with the representation of the first of the labours of Hercules, the slaying of the Nemean lion. It is …
Hercules and the Nemean Lion | The Walters Art Museum
The superhuman feats of Hercules personified the ideal of fortitude in the service of virtue. Here, he fights the lion that had been terrorizing the people of Nemea.