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Cerberus, The Dog of Hades - The History of an Idea
Transcriber's Note: This text contains several words in Greek. If the Greek symbols do not display properly your browser may not have a compatible font. All Greek words will display a transliteration on mouse-over. The picture is reproduced from Baumeister's Denkmler des klassichen Alterthums, volume I., figure 730 (text on p. 663). It is on a vase and describes one of the twelve heroic deeds of Herakles. The latter, holding aloft his club, drags two-headed Cerberus out of Hades by a chain drawn through the jaw of one of his heads. He is just about to pass Cerberus through a portal indicated by an Ionic pillar. To the right Persephone, stepping out of her palace, seems to forbid the rape. Herakles in his turn seems to threaten the goddess, while Hermes, to the left, holds a protecting or restraining arm over him. Athene, with averted face, ready to depart with her protg, stands in front of four horses hitched to her chariot. Upon her shield the eagle augurs the success of the entire undertaking. ......Buy Now (To Read More)
Ebook Number: 19119
Author: Bloomfield, Maurice
Release Date: Aug 25, 2006
Format: eBook
Language: English
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