Hercules and the Serpents with Athena by Nausicaa Painter

Hercules and the Serpents with Athena by Nausicaa Painter

Hercules and the Serpents By Nausicaa Painter, c. 450 BCE. Metropolitan Museum 25.28, New York.

Hercules grabs a snake with either hand as Iphicles reaches out towards a frightened Alcmene, and Amphitryon prepares to strike the snakes with his sword.
Athena stands calmly behind the cline.

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