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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure EUR-gre-018. One of the Seven Against Thebes (Adrastos?) armed with a sword in a fighting posture, preparing to strike a serpent strangulating the infant Opheltes (posthumously renamed Archemoros) and distraught nursemaid Hypsipyle raising her hands in terror. Alternative (less likely) interpretation: infant Heracles (Hercules) wrestling with serpents sent by the goddess Hera (Juno), in the presence of his formal father Amphitryon holding a short sword and his mother, Alcmene in distraught. |
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| Marble | High relief (Sarcophagus with mythological scenes, chest, right panel, carved decoration, detail) | Unknown | Roman Imperial, 100-200 AD |
Corinth, Corinthia, Peloponnese, South Greece | Archaeological Mu-seum of Ancient Corinth, Corinth, Inventory № S 763 |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Greek Expedition, 30 April - 22 May 2009). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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