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GODS AND MYTHS

Hercules / Myths / Exploits / Hercules and Achelous / Achelous as sea-monster or Triton

Further details

Athenian black-figure neck-amphora. Herakles fighting Triton. Left to right: a woman, perhaps a Nereid, Herakles wrestling Triton, an old man, possibly the Old Man of the Sea, Nereus. The myth is not textual, but survives on vase paintings. See Kylix in Museo Nazionale Tarquiniese, inv. RC4194

Artist or creator

Ancient Greek

Date

6th century BC (second half)

Location

Würzburg, Martin-von-Wagner-Museum (inv. 191)

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

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Web resources

Beazley Archive
Kylix in Museo Nazionale Tarquiniese, inv RC4194

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Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Dean’s Development Fund, School of Advanced Study’

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