Hercle

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Hercle
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Hercle
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"In Etruscan religion, Hercle (also Heracle or Hercl), the son of Tinia and Uni, was a version of the Greek Heracles, depicted as a muscular figure often carrying a club and wearing a lionskin. He is a popular subject in Etruscan art, particularly bronze mirrors, which show him engaged in adventures not known from the Greek myths of Heracles or the Roman and later classical myths of Hercules.

In the Etruscan tradition, Uni (Roman Juno) grants Hercle access to a life among the immortals by offering her breast milk to him. Hercle was the first man elevated to a godhood through his deeds and Etruscan aristocrats tried to identify with this ascension, as reflected in artwork and literature." - (en.wikipedia.org 22.03.2022)
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  • Hercle, der etruskische Herakles

    Hercle, der etruskische Herakles

    Der Kult des Hercle gehört...

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    Image: Museum August Kestner - CC BY-NC-SA

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