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This week's #MythologyMonday theme is symbols. There are many symbols in ancient Greek and Roman art that are there to identify a character from #mythology. A famous example is #Herakles / #Hercules who is usually identified by his club or the lionskin of the Nemean Lion that he wears after completing his first labour: slaying the Nemean Lion.
In the images below you can see examples from Roman sculpture and Greek vase painting. See alt text for detailed info.

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A sculpture of Hercules from the Roman city of Herculaneum. The hero is shown taking a leak, his club over his shoulder and the lionskin hanging from his arm making it clear to the onlooker that this figure is Hercules.
Black-figure vase painting depicting Herakles trying to steal the tripod from Apollon's temple in Delphi. The god intervenes, holding on to the tripod. We can identify Apollon by his long hair that is crowned with a laurel wreath and the bow and quiver at his hip. Herakles also wears a bow and quiver in this scene and we can't see his signature club but he is wearing the lionskin over his head, communicating clearly that this character is Herakles.
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