The twelve labors would later be connected by a continuous narrative – a long, epic, poem of tragic proportions. Some scenes were destroyed in antiquity, and some scenes are quite well preserved,” concluded Ergürer. In the last scene, there is a scene where the Hesperids take the apple and rest. The fight with various mythological characters and figures is staged.
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His first task is to kill the 'Nemean Lion', which has a skin that does not penetrate with the sword and spear.
"The mythological hero, known as Heracles in Greek mythology and Hercules in Roman mythology, is given twelve very difficult tasks. After completing these twelve tasks, he was forever immortalized in the pages of mythology, and also depicted on artifacts like vases, sarcophagi, paintings, and inscriptions. For twelve years, Heracles traveled all the over world completing these ‘Herculean’ tasks, which is the origin of this phrase in the English language. In a bid to atone for his sins, he consulted the Oracles of Apollo in Delphi who sent him to Tiryns and perform the tasks assigned by King Eurystheus, his cousin through his mother. A Match Made in Greek Legend: What Happened When Heracles Met the Snake Woman?Ĭlose up of a section of the 12 Labors of Heracles mosaic in Syedra, Turkey.An Unfortunate Fate and Nasty Gods: The Tragic Story of Mythical Deianira and Her Lover Hercules.He would now be on a quest of tragedies, fated to carry out crimes and actions by powers that now controlled his life. In an apparent fit of madness, imposed upon him by Hera, the Queen of the Pantheon and Zeus’ wife, Heracles killed his wife Megara. He had been fostered by Amphitryon, and was a half-brother of Perseus and Dionysus on either side.
Heracles, the ‘greatest of the Greek heroes ’ was born Alcaeus or Alcides, the child of Zeus and Alcmene. Ergürer noted that the population of the city was likely 5,000-6,000 people at the time of the mosaic. Ruins occupy every corner of Syedra, which is associated with a feeling of the overwhelming passage of time. What is perhaps even more poetic is that such a find has been made in Syedra, a city renowned with its many layers of history and occupation. Spread over 164 square meters, it is believed to be one of the largest mosaics of Heracles found in Turkey, a country with strong Greco-Roman influence due to its Byzantine past. The floor mosaic is 7.9 meters (25.9 feet) in width and 21.91 meters (71.88 feet) in length, and dated to the 2nd century AD. The bath building where the Heracles mosaic is located.
He added that the mosaic had first been identified in 2019, but its identity concealed in a bid to protect it from intrusion.
In this sense, it is a unique mosaic," stated associate professor Ertuğ Ergürer of Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University Faculty of Letters in the Archaeology Department, the head of the excavations in Syedra, in an interview with Turkish press Anadolu Agency. The fact that the figures of the mosaic are made in human dimensions also stands out. "We have never seen such a mosaic on which the mythological scene of the 12 Labors of Heracles is depicted before. In the mosaic located in the ancient Roman bath, Heracles is depicted as performing his twelve labors. Located in the Alanya district of southern Antalya, a massive 164 square meter (1,765 square foot) floor mosaic was found picturing the Greek mythological hero, Heracles (or Hercules in Roman). Excavations being carried out in the ancient city of Syedra, traced back to 2,900 years ago, continue to shed light on the vibrant history of what is now Turkey.
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