Caption

Statue of Heracles or Hercules, killing the nine-headed hydra, hero of Greek mythology, burning torch, burning, mythical animal, snake, kill, nine heads, historical illustration 1869

Date

Jan 12, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Wolfgang Diederich

Reference

BRK26A66_495

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

75,3Mb (7,9Mb) / 12,5in x 23,4in / 3745 x 7029 (300dpi)

Keywords

antiquity history statue torch head Snake illustration depiction Greek historic hero figure culture dispatch heritage Hercules freshwater polyp ancient Greece burn mythology ancient civilization Historic illustration Greek mythology ancient world fire torch serpent representation ancient times historical piece kill Heracles ancient Greek civilization Historical illustration character statues torches heads Snakes illustrations depictions Altertum heroes figures cultures heritages freshwater polyps burning mythologies ancient civilizations Historic illustrations serpents historically pieces killing Historical illustrations depicting historical image history image history images figurine burns representing kills