Bronze figurine of Hercules giving his dog a pill.
this post was submitted on 27 May 2025
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The lion knows exactly where to do most damage
I expected the lion to be a lot bigger than this...
it isn't a historical depiction. this is the god Hercules killing a Greek monster.
The mosaic in the link has the lion at least at a respectable size.
i know what all of those words mean, but i'd appreciate what you meant when you put them that way please :)
edit - nevermind - i hate this language. i get what you're saying. either way, this is a symbolic depiction, not a historical one. there never was a hercules, just is there was no lion.
Oh I know it's all just fantasy, but still, a mythical figure is known for wrestling a vicious mythical creature, in this case a lion-like one, it's not really that believable if that lion is dog-sized even if everything never existed in the first place.
I wouldn't be impressed with tales of fantastical fierce dragons either if those dragons were all the size of your handpalm.
could it be symbolic? i don't know the history, but this might represent a country that's low on resources yet high on pride? that's the impression i get from the sculpture, at least
This is kinda like in Spinal Tap when Stonehenge lowers down from the sky and it's like two feet tall.
They both look so unenthusiastic about the whole thing.
Hercules: "You think I WANT to be here? Just gimme your pelt, man."
Lion: [AGGRAVATED LION NOISES]