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Hercules Strangles the Nemean Lion
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Hercules kills the lion that terrorized the inhabitants of the city of Nemea. The only way to kill the lion was to strangle it. Hercules stands with his foot on the head of another, already dead lion and strangles the Nemean lion. The lion has Hercules' club in its mouth.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineHercules wurgt de Nemeïsche leeuw. 1563. Cornelis Cort. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
