Antique Classical Marble Statue of Hercules and The Nemean Lion

1.About Hercules:

Thebes, the home of Hercules, paid an annual tribute to Erginus, the Minya king.This made Hercules angry, so when he met some Minyas on the road, he cut off their ears, nose, and hands.As you might guess, this made King Elginus very angry, and he led his entire army to charge Thebes.Unafraid, Hercules raised his own army.Our hero led the charge, wiped out the Minyan, and personally killed King Erjinus.King Creon of Thebes was so grateful to Hercules that he gave hercules his daughter Megara as his bride.Everything was happy for a while. Hercules and Megara had a bunch of kids.Eventually hercules’ Nemesis Hera, queen of the gods, stepped in and ruined his life. (Hera hated Hercules because he was the illegitimate son of her husband Zeus.)

The Queen of the gods became very annoying, causing Hercules to go mad and kill all his children.Needless to say, Hercules feels a little guilty about killing his children and everyone else.Our hero goes to the Delphi oracle to find out how to undo the damage he’s done.The oracle told him that he must make himself the servant of Eurystheus, king of Argos.Eurystheus told Hercules that he must perform twelve labors for him.”Well,” said Hercules, “what do you want me to do?”

2.The First labor: Nemean Lion

So there was a place called Nemia, which was haunted by a lion that could not be pierced by a sword or a spear.Eurystheus ordered Heracles to kill the monster.Hercules travels to Nemea, finds the lion, and strangles him. (When you’re Hercules, you don’t need a sword.)After killing the lion, Hercules skinned it and used the skin as a cloak. (It turns out to be hercules’ signature look; He wore his trusty lion-skin cape all his life.)

 

3.Hercules nemean lion statue

This design hercules nemean lion statue is made with natural white marble material and carved by hand,hand carved statue detail very vivid,you can see clearly hercule’s Toes and fingernails,his muscular contours and lines are clear, and the feeling of bursting veins makes it easier to bring into the fighting environment. So if you need any hercules relative statues please don’t hesitate contact OnlyArt sculpture manufacturer.