Hercules Slaying the Lion and the Hydra
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Hercules Slaying the Lion and the Hydra

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This marble relief (2nd–3rd c. AD) shows two of Hercules’ heroic feats: the slaying of the Nemean Lion and the battle with the Lernaean Hydra. These labors symbolized strength, cunning, and moral endurance—virtues that Roman elites admired and sought to embody through mythic representation.