i know what all of those words mean, but i'd appreciate what you meant when you put them that way please :)
edit - nevermind - i hate this language. i get what you're saying. either way, this is a symbolic depiction, not a historical one. there never was a hercules, just is there was no lion.
Oh I know it's all just fantasy, but still, a mythical figure is known for wrestling a vicious mythical creature, in this case a lion-like one, it's not really that believable if that lion is dog-sized even if everything never existed in the first place.
I wouldn't be impressed with tales of fantastical fierce dragons either if those dragons were all the size of your handpalm.
could it be symbolic? i don't know the history, but this might represent a country that's low on resources yet high on pride? that's the impression i get from the sculpture, at least
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aeronmelon@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 1y
Bronze figurine of Hercules giving his dog a pill.
illi@lemm.ee · 10 pts · 1y
The lion knows exactly where to do most damage
trinsec@piefed.social · 6 pts · 1y
I expected the lion to be a lot bigger than this...
toy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
it isn't a historical depiction. this is the god Hercules killing a Greek monster.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemean_lion
trinsec@piefed.social · 5 pts · 1y
The mosaic in the link has the lion at least at a respectable size.
toy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
i know what all of those words mean, but i'd appreciate what you meant when you put them that way please :)
edit - nevermind - i hate this language. i get what you're saying. either way, this is a symbolic depiction, not a historical one. there never was a hercules, just is there was no lion.
trinsec@piefed.social · 3 pts · 1y
Oh I know it's all just fantasy, but still, a mythical figure is known for wrestling a vicious mythical creature, in this case a lion-like one, it's not really that believable if that lion is dog-sized even if everything never existed in the first place.
I wouldn't be impressed with tales of fantastical fierce dragons either if those dragons were all the size of your handpalm.
toy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
could it be symbolic? i don't know the history, but this might represent a country that's low on resources yet high on pride? that's the impression i get from the sculpture, at least
Sergio@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 1y
This is kinda like in Spinal Tap when Stonehenge lowers down from the sky and it's like two feet tall.
I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
They both look so unenthusiastic about the whole thing.
PugJesus@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
Hercules: "You think I WANT to be here? Just gimme your pelt, man."
Lion: [AGGRAVATED LION NOISES]
PugJesus@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/maitres-anciens-peintures-sculptures-online/dapres-galeazzo-mondella-dit-moderno-italie-xvie-siecle-107/259988