Illustration
A statue by Giambologna depicting Hercules fighting the centaur Nessos following the latter's attack on Hercules' wife Deianeira as they crossed the river Evenus. 1599 CE (Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence, Italy).
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Original image by Mary Harrsch (Photographed at the Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence). Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 05 October 2012 under the following license: CC BY-NC-SA. This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
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Florence), M. H. (. A. T. L. D. L. (2012, October 05). Hercules Fighting the Centaur Nessos. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/912/
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Florence), Mary H. (. A. T. L. D. L. "Hercules Fighting the Centaur Nessos." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified October 05, 2012. https://www.ancient.eu/image/912/.
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