Theseus standing over the slain Minotaur in Crete

Theseus standing over the slain Minotaur in Crete.. Painting showing Theseus standing over the slain Minotaur in Crete. He leads the young Athenians out of the cave, while Dyctinna, the Cretan Diana, sits on a rock with her bow and quiver. Discovered in a large room in Resina in 1739. Copperplate engraved by Tommaso Piroli from his own Antichita di Ercolano (Antiquities of Herculaneum), Rome, 1789

1739 1789 Antichità Antiquities Athenians Cretan Crete Discovered Ercolano Herculaneum Leads Minotaur Piroli Quiver Resina Slain Theseus Tommaso

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