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Hercules Fighting the River God Achelous
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Hercules Fighting the River God Achelous

Heinrich Aldegrever · 1550 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Hercules, standing and wrestling with the river god Achelous, behind him lies the river god after he has changed into a sea monster and killed by Hercules. Below the image a two-line text in Latin. Seventh print from a series of thirteen with the works of Hercules.

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Credit lineHercules vecht tegen de riviergod Achelus. 1550. Heinrich Aldegrever. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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