M12.1 HERAKLES & KERBEROS
Museum Collection: Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
Catalogue Number: Louvre E701
Beazley Archive Number: N/A
Ware: Caeretan Black Figure
Shape: Hydria
Painter: --
Date: ca 530 BC
Period: Archaic
SUMMARY
Herakles brings the hound of Haides, Kerberos, before King Eurystheus, who cowers for safety in a burried pithos (not shown). The three-headed hound is depicted as a lion-sized beast, with a mane of poisonous serpents.
ARTICLES Kerberos
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