Heracles kills Alcyoneus
Sandstone. Metope from the temple of Hera at the mouth of the river Sele.Mid-6th century BCE. Paestum, National Archaeological MuseumPhoto by Ilya Shurygin
Heracles kills Alcyoneus.
Sandstone. Metope from the temple of Hera at the mouth of the river Sele.
Mid-6th century BCE.
Mid-6th century BCE.
Paestum, National Archaeological Museum
(Museo archeologico nazionale di Paestum).
Description:
Metopa scolpita in arenaria (metà VI set. a.C.). Paestum, Santuario di Hera al Sele.
Eracle uccide con la spada il gigante Alcioneo, che con la sua forza straordinaria aveva terrorizzato la Tracia, razziando buoi e animali.
Credits:
© 2012. Photo: Ilya Shurygin. processed by S. Sosnovskiy.
Text: museum label.
Text: museum label.
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