Votive Figurine of Heracles

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Heracles is depicted in an aggressive pose, holding the club in his right hand and the bow in his left.

From the sanctuary of Apollo Ptoios on the Ptoon Mountain, Boeotia.

Argeian workshop. 480-460 BCE. (Hellenic Museum, Melbourne, Victoria).

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Liana Miate
Liana is the Social Media Editor for Ancient History Encyclopedia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a major in ancient Greece, Rome & Late Antiquity. She is particularly passionate about Rome and Greece, and anything to do with mythology or wo

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