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C1895
Slayer of Monsters
Artist:
D.U.N.Maillart
The greatest Greek hero and athlete, Herakles, was a slayer of monsters, master of seemingly impossible labors, and, according to at least one legend, founder of the Olympic festival games. Herakles, often called Hercules, was the son of Zeus and … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Slayer of Monsters
Date:
C1895
Artist:
D.U.N.Maillart
Condition:
Technique:
Photogravure
Image Size:
195mm
x 335mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1895
Description:
The greatest Greek hero and athlete, Herakles, was a slayer of monsters, master of seemingly impossible labors, and, according to at least one legend, founder of the Olympic festival games. Herakles, often called Hercules, was the son of Zeus and Alkmene.Monsters, in the language of mythology, were beings of unnatural proportions or parts, usually regarded with terror, as possessing immense strength and ferocity, which they employed for the injury and annoyance of men. Some of them were supposed to combine the members of different animals such were the Sphinx and Chimaera and to these all the terrible qualities of wild beasts were attributed, together with human sagacity and faculties.
