Hercules Captures Cerberus

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James Blake Wiener
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published on 28 July 2017
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Hercules capturing Cerberus (Kerberos), the hound of Hades. Detail from an Attic black-figure amphora, c. 530 BCE.

Pushkin Museum, Moscow.

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James Blake Wiener
James is a writer and former Professor of History. He holds an MA in World History with a particular interest in cross-cultural exchange and world history. He is a co-founder of World History Encyclopedia and formerly was its Communications Director.

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