M13.1 HYDRA & HERACLES
| Museum Collection | The J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Malibu 83.AE.346 |
| Beazley Archive No. | N/A |
| Ware | Caeretan Black Figure |
| Shape | Hydria |
| Painter | Attributed to the Eagle Painter |
| Date | ca. 525 B.C. |
| Period | Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
Heracles and his squire Iolaus battle the nine-headed Lernaean Hydra. Heracles, on the right, brandishes a club in one hand and grabs the serpent by the neck with the other. Iolaus, on the opposite side, does the same, cauterizing the regenerating neck-stumps of the beast with a curved blade and the fire at his feet. The giant crab Carcinus nips the hero's heel.