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Mosaic floor in Villa Romana del Casale - the Triclinium - The Glorification of Hercules | Sicily - Villa Romana del Casale (IMG_9170.jpg)

Mosaic floor in Villa Romana del Casale - the Triclinium - The Glorification of Hercules

This apse depicts the coronation of Hercules in Olympus where he is accepted by the gods as their equal. Hercules is standing in the middle, nude except for a panther's skin knotted on the chest. Behind him to the left stands another figure (might be Dionysus), clad only in a panther skin around the waist. To the right, a person (probably Zeus) is holding out his right hand and is about to place a wreath on Hercules' head. Behind Hercules is a tree with the Apples of the Hesperides.
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