Hercules

Connected Sites: 25

Roman mythological figure (Greek origin).

Connected Sites

  • Mycenae and Tiryns
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.51
    296
    10
    Tiryns: Linked To Several Herculean Myths
  • Rome
    Rome
    Holy See, Italy
    Inscribed: 1980
    4.57
    935
    13
    Defeated The Monster Cacus. He Then (Wiki)"Founded An Altar, The Ara Maxima, Where Later The Forum Boarium, The Cattle Market Of Rome, Was Held. Rome Erected Temples To Hercules In The Area, Including The Still Extant Temple Of Hercules Victor. It Is Believed That A Large Stone In The Nearby Church Of Santa Maria In Cosmedin Is What Is Left Of The Ara Maxima."
  • Tower of Hercules
    Inscribed: 2009
    2.67
    192
    5
    Wiki: "According To A Myth That Blends Celtic And Greco-Roman Elements, The Hero Hercules Slew The Giant Tyrant Geryon After Three Days And Three Nights Of Continuous Battle. Hercules Then - In A Celtic Gesture - Buried The Head Of Geryon With His Weapons And Ordered That A City Be Built On The Site. The Lighthouse Atop A Skull And Crossbones Representing The Buried Head Of Hercules' Slain Enemy Appears In The Coat-Of-Arms Of The City Of Corunna."
  • Troy
    Troy
    Turkiye
    Inscribed: 1998
    2.83
    175
    8
    Hercules And His Followers Attacked Troy And Sacked It
  • Volubilis
    Volubilis
    Morocco
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.41
    258
    6
    There's A Mosaic Displaying The Labours Of Hercules, Some Of Which Reputedly Have Taken Place In Morocco
  • Villa d'Este
    Inscribed: 2001
    3.26
    301
    9
    Hercules Was The Legendary Ancestor Of The Este Family - Statue Of Hercules Stands In The Garden (Ab Ev)
  • Wachau Cultural Landscape
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.37
    278
    12
    Herkules Brunnen In Krems (Der Brunnen Am Hohen Markt Hat Ein Gebauchtes, Quadratisches Becken Mit Eckpostamenten, Eine Steinerne Brunnensäule Mit Reliefierten Delphinen Und Eine Herkulesstatue Mit Doppeladlerwappen.) Wiki
  • Piazza del Duomo (Pisa)
    Inscribed: 1987
    3.80
    672
    14
    A Naked Hercules Features In The Scenes On The Pulpit In The Baptistry.
    See En.Wikipedia.Org
  • Agrigento
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.73
    276
    8
    Temple Of Heracles/Hercules
    See En.Wikipedia.Org
  • Villa Romana del Casale
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.79
    201
    12
    "The Spacious Triclinium (Dining Room) Has Apses On Three Sides And Is Decorated With Mythological Scenes, Notably The Labours Of Hercules." (Ab Ev) – "The Triclinium Has Magnificent Mosaics With Mythological Motives Related To The Labours Of Hercules, Showing The Arrow Stricken Giants, The Carnage After The Twelve Labours Of Hercules, And Hercules' Coronation And Introduction In Olympus."
    See Sights.Seindal.Dk
  • Mantua and Sabbioneta
    Inscribed: 2008
    3.18
    236
    7
    Two Statues Of Hercules In Front Of The Bishop's Palace (Palazzo Bianchi) In Mantua
  • Water Management System of Augsburg
    Inscribed: 2019
    2.31
    169
    7
    Hercules Fountain
  • Vienna
    Vienna
    Austria
    Inscribed: 2001
    4.03
    818
    20
    His Labours Are Depicted At The Hofburg
  • Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
    Inscribed: 1998
    2.83
    380
    14
    The 17th-Century Pulpit In The Saint-Front Cathedral Is Carried By Hercules.
    See Commons.Wikimedia.Org
  • Rammelsberg and Goslar
    Inscribed: 1992
    3.19
    240
    11
    One Of The Sculptures On The Historic Guild House Kaiserworth Depicts Hercules.
    See De.Wikipedia.Org
  • Pompei
    Pompei
    Italy
    Inscribed: 1997
    4.38
    599
    8
    Herculaneum Was Named After Hercules
  • Paris, Banks of the Seine
    Inscribed: 1991
    4.19
    963
    20
    A Statue Of Hercules, Representing "La Force", Adorns The Pediment Of The Central Pavilion Of The Ecole Militaire. (Wiki)
    See Fr.Wikipedia.Org
  • Lower German Limes
    Lower German Limes
    Germany, Netherlands
    Inscribed: 2021
    1.83
    214
    8
    Elst-Grote Kerk: "The Monumentality Of The Temple At Elst-Grote Kerk Suggests That The Roman Army Was Involved In Its Construction. The Main Deity Assumed To Have Been Venerated Here, Hercules Magusanus, Appears To Have Been Especially Popular Among Soldiers And Veterans." (Nomination File, P. 65)
  • Florence
    Inscribed: 1982
    4.45
    806
    15
    His Labours Are Depicted By A Series Of Statues By De' Rossi At The Salone Del Cinquecento At The Palazzo Vecchio
  • Ferrara
    Ferrara
    Italy
    Inscribed: 1995
    3.20
    282
    10
    Above The Entrance Of The Palazzo Prosperi-Sacrati, Situated On The Quadrivio Degli Angeli, There Are Two Tondos, In One Of Which The Bust Of Hercules Is Visible Wearing The Skin Of The Nemean Lion, A Clear Reference To Ercole I D'Este.
    See It.Wikipedia.Org
  • Danube Limes
    Danube Limes
    Austria, Germany, Slovakia
    Inscribed: 2021
    2.06
    264
    6
    Carnuntum (Id No 31): The Heated Camp Sanctuary (Sacellum) Was Located Exactly In The Central Axis Of The Basilica. The Most Famous Ancient Stone Sculptures From Carnuntum Were Found Between The Hypocaust Pillars. To The West And East Of The Sacellum, The Excavators Were Able To Uncover Two More Rooms. The Eastern One Contained The Statue Of Hercules, Which Had Probably Been Made In Virunum.
    See De.Wikipedia.Org
  • Bisotun
    Inscribed: 2006
    2.68
    39
    2
    "Of The Post-Achaemenid Remains, The Seleucid Figure Of A Resting Heracles Dates From 148 B.C. Though Not Of High Standard Technically, It Is Important Because Of Its Datable Greek Inscription....The Head Of The Heracles Statue Was Stolen In 1993, But Was Later Recovered And Restored. It Is Now In Museum, While A Replica Has Been Placed In Situ." (Ab).
  • Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe
    Inscribed: 2013
    2.97
    214
    8
    Hercules Monument
  • Assisi
    Assisi
    Italy
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.75
    329
    8
    Temple Of Minerva: "The Attribution To The Goddess Minerva Derives From The Finding Of A Female Statue, Although A Dedication Stone To Hercules Has Been Found, And The Temple Was Likely Dedicated To This Male Demi-God."
    See En.Wikipedia.Org
  • Archaeological Site of Delphi
    Inscribed: 1987
    3.97
    362
    12
    The Oracle Directed Hercules To Serve King Eurystheus For Ten Years And Perform Any Task Which He Required