Archeology...
Archeologists discover marble statue in excavation site
in Jezreel Valley, depicting the Greek demigod holding a club decorated
with the skin of the Nemean lion he killed according to legend.
A
marble statue of Hercules dating back to the second century C.E.has
been found in an archeological dig in northern Israel, Israel's
Antiquities Authority announced on Monday. The statue, approximately a
meter and half tall, was probably part of the decoration of a bathhouse
pool.
The
statue depicts Hercules leaning on a club, with the skin of the Nemean
lion hanging from it. Hercules killed the monstrous lion as the first
of the twelve "Labors of Hercules." Archeologist Walid Atrash of the
Israel Antiquities Authority said the statue is a rare and high-quality
discovery.
 | The marble statue of Hercules, displayed August 2011 |
| Photo by: Israel Antiquities Authority |
Hercules,
son of the god Zeus (Jupiter in Roman mythology) and the mortal
Alcmnene, was considered in the Greek and Roman civilizations as a
symbol of power, bravery and superhuman strength. The excavation took
place at Horvat Tarbenet in the Jezreel Valley, which was a Jewish
settlement in the third century C.E.
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