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Sarcophagus, 250-260 AD. Hercules. Sidamara type. The 12 works of Hercules are portrayed on it.
They were: Slay the Nemean Lion and bring back its hide; Slay the 9-headed Lernaean Hydra; Capture the Golden Stag of Artemis; Capture the Erymanthian Boar; Clean the Augean stables in a single day; Slay the Stymphalian Birds; Capture the Cretan Bull; Steal the Mares of Diomedes; Obtain the Girdle of the Amazon warrior queen Hippolyte; Obtain the Cattle of the Monster Geryon; Steal the Apples of the Hesperides, which were strictly guarded by a 100-headed dragon called Ladon; Capture Cerberus, the guardian dog of Hades, using no weapons and bring him back.
This must be the obtaining of the Girdle of the Amazon warrior queen Hippolyte.
Copyright Dick Osseman. For use see my Profile.
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