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Farnese Hercules
Statue
( shown w/ Aquino base-sold separate )
$1,490
850 lbs-63"H-23"L-23" W at base Estimated shipping weight 950 Lbs
Farnese Statue here depicting strength of
Greek Gods,
Hercules is the
Roman
name for the
mythical Greek
hero
Herakles, son of
Zeus and the mortal
Alcmena.
Early Roman sources suggest that the imported Greek hero supplanted a mythic
Italian shepherd called "Recaranus" or "Garanus", famous for his strength. While
adopting much of the Greek Heracles' iconography and mythology as his own,
Hercules adopted a number of myths and characteristics that were distinctly
Roman
Cast from Carrara marble in Borgo san
Giacomo, Italy. |