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Heracles and the Bull of Crete

Heracles and the Bull of Crete

metope · Parian marble · 460 BCE

A metope from the Temple of Zeus at Olympia depicting Heracles subduing the Cretan Bull — part of the celebrated cycle of his Twelve Labours..

material
Parian marble
held at
Louvre Museum · art museum
inv. no.
MA 716

The journey

found at
Olympia
now in
Louvre Museum