Herakles

25 08, 2017

Samson and Delilah story – Bible stories

By |2018-05-22T23:12:35-07:00August 25th, 2017|History, Religion, West Asia|Comments Off on Samson and Delilah story – Bible stories

Samson and Delilah story: Samson (or David?) wrestles the lion. Silk tapestry, probably from Syria, in the 600s AD Backstory of Samson and Delilah Just as the Jews were finally [...]

15 07, 2017

Herakles and the hydra – Labors of Herakles

By |2019-10-20T14:10:21-07:00July 15th, 2017|Greeks, Literature|Comments Off on Herakles and the hydra – Labors of Herakles

Herakles fights the Hydra (Athenian red-figure vase, ca. 475 BC, Palermo, Sicily) Another labor for Herakles King Eurystheus then told Herakles he had to go kill the Hydra for another one of [...]

14 07, 2017

Herakles and Busiris – Labors of Herakles

By |2019-02-25T06:36:00-08:00July 14th, 2017|Greeks, Literature|Comments Off on Herakles and Busiris – Labors of Herakles

Hercules kills the Egyptians (Athens, 400s BC) Another Herakles story In this story, Herakles traveled to Egypt, where he met the king of Egypt, the Pharaoh Busiris. Who is Herakles? New Kingdom Egypt More [...]

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