Hercules - Heracles - Son of Zeus and Alcmene - Greek Divine Hero - The 12 Labours - Strong, Brave and Masculine - Aged Alabaster Statue

Item Specifics

Condition: New, Handmade in Greece.
Material: Alabaster
Height: 17 cm (6.7")
Width: 9.5 cm (3.7")
Weight: 250g

Heracles or Hercules was the greatest of all Greek heroes, “one who surpassed all men of whom memory from the beginning of time has brought down an account.” A half-god of superhuman strength and violent passions, Heracles was the epitome of bravery and masculinity in the ancient world and the most notable champion of the Olympian order, which he staunchly protected from various chthonic monstersand earthly villains. Even though his short temper and lack of composure did cause both him and quite a few innocent mortalsundeserved trouble, the magnitude of his labors was of such an order that it earned him the prize of immortality. The protagonist of hundreds of myths – the chronology of which is impossible to figure out – Heracles is undoubtedly one of the most iconic figures in all of Greek mythology.