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Euphronios
Euphronios , c.520-470 BC, Greek potter and painter. He spent his early career as a painter, working mainly in the red-figure style. In his later years, he was known primarily as a potter. The vessels attributed to him as a painter include a vase depicting the struggle of Heracles with Antaeus... Read more |
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Heracles
Heracles (Roman, Hercules) Greatest of the Greek mythological heroes. Condemned to serve King Eurystheus, he performed 12 labours: he killed the Nemean lion and the Hydra; caught the Erymanthian boar and the Cerynean hind; drove away the Stymphalian birds; cleaned the Augean stables; caught the... Read more |
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Heraklion
Heraklion (Iráklion) Crete/Greece Heracleum, El Khandaq, Chandax, Candia, Megalo Kastro Derived from the ancient Roman port of Heracleum which was named after Hercules (Heracles) who successfully carried out the seventh of his ‘labours’ here: the capture of the... Read more |
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Hesiod
Hesiod , fl. 8th cent.? BC, Greek poet. He is thought to have lived later than Homer, but there is no absolute certainty about the dates of his life. Hesiod portrays himself as a Boeotian farmer. Little is known of his life, however, except for the few scant references he makes to his family's... Read more |
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Hercules (Greek hero)
Hercules hûr´kyelēz&180; , Heracles, or Herakles , most popular of all Greek heroes, famous for extraordinary strength and courage. Alcmene, wife of Amphitryon, made love to both Zeus and her husband on the same night and bore two sons, Hercules (son of Zeus) and... Read more |
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