#labors — Public Fediverse posts
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you've probably seen the statue of #hercules wrestling with the Nemean lion (e.g., trying to give a cat a pill), but have you seen this, much more concerning one where he is.. skinning the lion?!
... the water nymph has the right idea--get the eff away from this dude 🙀
For more takes on the #labors and #myths of Hercules -- check out: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/hercules-myths-and-retconstellations/
📷 :https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/203957
#mythology #hercules #heracles #GreekMythology #StarLore #constellatioins #art #MetMuseum #museum #sculpture #classical #classics
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CW: Artistic male nudity
Olympia Metopes. VIII. Herakles’ Eleventh Labor. Atlas and the Apples of Hesperides.
"Severe Style" sculpture appeals to me.
I have never been to Olympia in Greece, so have only seen pictures and casts of this metope, but the beauty of the figures entrances me.
I sometimes daydream that further "severe style" works will be found in the ocean or turn up in some yet undisturbed site on land.
#Art #Sculpture #Relief #GreekArt #SevereStyle #Olympia #Metope #Herakles #Heracles #Hercules #Atlas #Athena #Hesperides #Labors #Labours