Hercules at the crossroads
Hercules at the crossroads, also known as the Choice of Hercules and the Judgement of Hercules, is an ancient Greek parable attributed to Prodicus and known from Xenophon. It concerns the young Heracles/Hercules who is offered a choice between Vice and Virtue—a life of pleasure or one of hardship and honour. In the early modern period it became a popular motif in Western art.
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Hercules at the crossroads
Hercules at the crossroads, also known as the Choice of Hercules and the Judgement of Hercules, is an ancient Greek parable attributed to Prodicus and known from Xenophon. It concerns the young Heracles/Hercules who is offered a choice between Vice and Virtue—a life of pleasure or one of hardship and honour. In the early modern period it became a popular motif in Western art.
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Hercules at the crossroads, al ...... popular motif in Western art.
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Herkules bidegurutzean, Herkul ...... ohiko gai batean bilakatu zen.
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Геркулес на распутье, Геракл н ...... льным, зато второе — приятным.
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Herakles am Scheideweg, auch b ...... elfach in der Kunst rezipiert.
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Hercules at the crossroads, al ...... popular motif in Western art.
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Herkules bidegurutzean, Herkul ...... ohiko gai batean bilakatu zen.
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Геркулес на распутье, Геракл н ...... льным, зато второе — приятным.
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Herakles am Scheideweg
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Hercules at the crossroads
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Herkules bidegurutzean
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Геркулес на распутье
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