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🏺 the Golden Apples of the Hesperides

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  • Sometimes conflated with
    🏺 the Golden Apples of Aphrodite used to defeat Atalante
    Related entities
    πŸ‘€ Ge personification of EarthπŸ‘€ Zeus (Olympian) Olympian godπŸ‘₯ the Hesperides nymph guardians of the Golden ApplesπŸ‘€ Ladon (serpent) serpent guarding the Golden Apples🌍 the Garden of the Hesperides (unlocatable) unlocatable place where apples are guardedπŸ‘€ Heracles greatest Greek heroπŸ‘€ Nereus son of Pontos and Ge, father of the Nereids🌍 River Eridanos (unlocatable) mythical river of the Celts or Ligurians, sometimes identified with the River Po in north-east ItalyπŸ‘₯ the Nymphs of the River Eridanos help HeraclesπŸ‘€ Atlas holds up the sky as punishmentπŸ‘€ Prometheus (fire-stealer) son of Iapetos, steals fire🌍 the Land of the Hyperboreans unlocatable region in the far northπŸ‘€ Eurystheus assigns Heracles his labors🌍 Mycenae (Argolid) city in the ArgolidπŸ‘€ Athena Olympian goddess🏺 the Club of Heracles weapon of Heracles🏺 the Lion Skin of Heracles used as a cloakπŸ‘₯ the Graiai daughters of Phorcos🌍 Miletos (Asia Minor) city in Asia Minor🌍 Libya (North Africa) region in North Africa🌍 Tiryns (Argolid) city in the ArgolidπŸ‘€ Atalante Calydonian boar hunter, Argonaut🏺 the Golden Apples of Aphrodite used to defeat Atalante🏺 the War-Belt of Hippolyte obtained by Heracles
    Mentioned by
    πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 2.5.11πŸ“– Hesiod, Theogony 211-232πŸ“– Hesiod, Theogony 333-336πŸ“– Pausanias 6.19.8πŸ“– Pausanias 5.18.1-5.18.4πŸ“– Pausanias 5.11.5-5.11.6πŸ“– Hesiod fr. 299a, b MostπŸ“– Eumelos, Titanomachy fr. 9 WestπŸ“– Panyassis, Heracleia fr. 15 WestπŸ“– Heracleitos, On Unbelievable Stories 13πŸ“– Heracleitos, On Unbelievable Stories 20πŸ“– Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories 18πŸ“– Lucian, The Dance 56-57πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 4.26.2-4.26.4πŸ“– Vergil, Eclogues 6πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 9.159-9.272πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 11.85-11.145
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, LibraryHesiod, TheogonyPausaniasHesiodEumelos, TitanomachyPanyassis, HeracleiaHeracleitos, On Unbelievable StoriesPalaiphatos, On Unbelievable StoriesLucian, The DanceDiodoros, LibraryVergil, EcloguesOvid, Metamorphoses
    Depictions
    🎨 Metopes of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia (Olympia East 1-6; West 1-6; LIMC Amazones 97)🎨 Wall Paintings from Private Dwelling V 2, 10, Pompeii (MANN 120626; LIMC Herakles 2771; PALP r5-i2-p10-space-q)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa del Sacerdos Amandus I 7, 7, Pompeii (PALP r1-i7-p7-space-b)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa dei Quattro Stili I 8, 17, Pompeii (PALP r1-i8-p17-space-9)🎨 Gold Ring from Pompeii (MANN 25132)🎨 Silver Relief Skyphos from Pompeii (MANN 145506)🎨 Bronze Statuette from Pompeii (Pompeii 11984; PALP r1-i18)🎨 Glass Intaglio from Pompeii (MANN 118725)🎨 Wall Paintings from Property IX 11, 6, Pompeii (PALP r9-i11-p6)🎨 Wall Painting from Villa dei Poppaei, Oplontis (LIMC Heracles 2742)
    Reported depictions
    🎨 Statue Group of Heracles in the Garden of the Hesperides in the Epidamnian Treasury, Olympia (LIMC Atlas 6)🎨 Wooden Chest of Cypselos (LIMC Achilleus 205)🎨 Cult Statue of Zeus at Olympia by Pheidias (LIMC Zeus 89)
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