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patreon poll winner, it's Illya and Herakles!

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2020-12-07

After digging in the sand for shellfish, Herakles' dog returns with his mouth dyed red. The reddish color of the sea snail's blood led to the discovery of Tyrian purple and the origin of the famous and costly dye.

🎨Theodoor van Thulden, 1636.

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2020-11-24



The hydra might be the most famous monster in Poisonous breath, blood so toxic that the smell was deadly, and an undetermined number of heads that later regenerated exponentially. Herakles killed it with help from his nephew.

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2020-10-22

Some funky creatures I haven't found in mosaics yet, the Bearded Snakes originated in Greece where they are depicted as the Hydra fought by Herakles, and in relation with the Gorgon.
https://t.co/YijIAriF1M

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2020-10-21

1.) Herakles finds his son Telephos (End of the 2nd century B.C.E)

2.) Laocoön and His Sons( ~42 B.C.E)

3.) Mitsukuni Defying the Skeleton Spectre Invoked by Princess Takiyasha (1845)

4.) Murder of Able (1552)

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2020-10-17

I completed this back in June, put it up on Tumblr first. Fan service of Hetalia's Greece on a beach!

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2020-08-24

La mythologie grecque par Frederic Leighton :

🌿 Invocation.
🌿 Dédale et Icare.
🌿 Nymphe.
🌿 Herakles empêchant Thanatos d’emporter Alceste aux Enfers.

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2020-08-06

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(The Drinking Contest of Dionysos and Herakles, 100 CE, Antioch)

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2020-07-21

Tough week’s work? Pack in yer’ moaning and check out Herakles’ labours! Holding up the skies to diverting rivers- there is nothing this man can’t achieve!
https://t.co/k96HECkvBT

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2020-07-17

Today, it's / who shows off his brawny backside for 😊

He wears the pelt of the Nemean Lion as a trophy, and his right hand once held his signature weapon: a club.

Bronze statuette from 30 BCE - 20 CE Rome

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2020-04-06

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You can get the first issue of our inclusive superhero comics magazine in print or digital as well as some other digital offerings like HERAKLES.

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2020-03-14

To the ancient Greeks, a hero was a man or woman, often of divine ancestry, who showed special strength, courage, or ability, not necessarily a noble character. Herakles, arguably the greatest of all heroes, killed his wife & children. Just like Medea killed her own children too.

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2020-03-05

One of the books being offered with the Kickstarter is Herakles. I made it with (who threw in a great art history reference no one has caught) and (who found a way to create total unity in a story that spans many years).

https://t.co/LSu7zWgpgM

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2020-02-21

A new $5 tier has been added! With this reward, you'll receive digital copies of The Lark's Song and HERAKLES! https://t.co/T8Sd7qgZ6J

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2020-02-17

Mosaics depicting the drinking contest between Dionysos and Herakles in Sepphoris, Israel and Antioch, Turkey

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2020-01-03

- "Congrats" from the trilogy by . The demigod passed his divine challenges, but was it all worth it? https://t.co/5AgKfdRFGb

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2019-12-02