Hercules and the Erymanthian Boar
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Hercules and the Erymanthian Boar
Archaic Attic Black Figure from Vulci, Etruria. Belly amphora, H. 0.528 m. The
Manner of the Antimenes Painter, 530 - 510 BCE. British Museum B 161, London.
- At center, Hercules lifts the boar and holds it head-down over Eurystheus, who is hiding in a pithos sunk into the ground.
- Hercules wears a lionskin, a bow and quiver on his shoulder. Eurystheus, mostly hidden in the pithos, holds his hands in the air to ward off the boar.
- To the right, Athena advances towards Hercules. She wears a long chiton, the aegis bordered with snakes, a helmet, and holds a spear.
- On the left, Iolaos holds Hercules' club. He wears a short chiton and cuirass, with a sword at his right side. To his left, a deer.
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