Hercules and Geras, the Personification of Old Age

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Illustration

Ibolya Horváth
by Jastrow
published on 04 June 2024
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Hercules and Geras, son of Nyx and the personification of old age. Detail from an Attic red-figure pelike attributed to the Geras Painter, c. 480-470 BCE.

Louvre, Paris.

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Jastrow. (2024, June 04). Hercules and Geras, the Personification of Old Age. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19040/hercules-and-geras-the-personification-of-old-age/

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