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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 was killed by Heracles (Hercules). Because its golden fur was impervious to attack, it could not be killed with mortals' weapons.
Hercules and the Lion of Cithaeron (German fireback, 17th century) The Lion of Cithaeron [a] was a lion in Greek mythology which harassed the lands of king Amphitryon and king Thespius or of king Megareus. Some myths say that it was killed by Heracles, while others say it was slain by Alcathous of Elis.
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 coming from Athens, dated around 500 – 450 BCE [1] and it was bought for Louvre Museum at 1870. It was probably created from the shop of a Tanagran artist.
There he met a boy who said that if Heracles slew the Nemean lion and returned within 30 days, the town would sacrifice a lion to Zeus, but if he did not return within 30 days or if he died, the boy would sacrifice himself to Zeus. Another version claims that he met Molorchos, a shepherd who had lost his son to the lion, saying that if he came ...
Idyll XXV, later titled Ηρακλής Λεοντοφόνος ('Heracles the Lion-slayer') by Callierges, [1] is a poem doubtfully attributed to the 3rd-century BC Greek poet Theocritus. [2] This is an idyll of the epic sort, [ 3 ] and is sometimes categorised as an epyllion . [ 4 ]
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Hercules and the Nemean Lion may refer to one of the following works of art: Hercules and the lion of Nemea (Louvre Museum, L 31 MN B909) , a painting on pottery Hercules Fighting the Nemean Lion (Zurbarán) , a painting from 1634
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