Hercules and the Hydra of Lerna, from "The Labors of Hercules"

Hercules and the Hydra of Lerna

Marco Angolo del Moro

Hercules and Cerberus: Hercules grasps the collar of Cerberus, two demons appear at left, from "The Labors of Hercules"

Antonio Tempesta

Hercules Killing the Lernean Hydra, from Scenes from the Life of Hercules

Gabriel Salmon

Triton Blowing on a Conch

Jacques de Gheyn, III

The Dragon Devouring the Companions of Cadmus

Hendrick Goltzius, After Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem

The Dragon Devouring the Companions of Cadmus

Hendrick Goltzius

The Dragon Devouring the Companions of Cadmus

Hendrick Goltzius

Hercules and the Serpent Ladon, from "The Labors of Hercules"

Antonio Tempesta

The Dragon Devouring the Companions of Cadmus

Hendrick Goltzius, After painting by Cornelis van Haarlem

Triton Blowing a Conch

Jacques de Gheyn, III

Hercules and the Hydra; wielding a torch he attacks the winged, multi-headed Hydra in rocky landscape, a hawk attacks a heron in the sky

Cristofano di Michele Martini (Il Robetta), After Antonio Pollaiuolo

Plate 100: Apollo Killing the Serpent Attacking Opheus's Head (Serpens Orphei caput dilaniaturus in saxum ab Apolline convertitur), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

Antonio Tempesta