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Hebe Pouring Nectar into Hercules' Bowl, A321
  • Production Date

    Presumably no earlier than 1829 - No later than 1840
  • Type of Work / Object

    Sculpture > Relief

Explanation

  • Hebe is the goddess of youth. Here she is pouring the draught of immortality for Hercules, who is recognized by his club and the lion’s skin on which he is sitting. Hercules had once strangled a lion with his bare hands.