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Hercle
In Etruscan religion, Hercle (also "Heracle" or "Hercl"), the son of Tinia and Uni, was a version of the Greek Heracles, depicted as a muscular figure often carrying a club and wearing a lionskin. He is a popular subject in Etruscan art, particularly bronze mirrors, which show him engaged in adventures not known from the Greek myths of Heracles or the Roman and later classical myths of Hercules.
In the Etruscan tradition, Uni (Roman Juno) grants Hercle access to a
with the face of an older man. He is turned toward Hercle with a hand on his shoulder. Hercle is nude, holding the baby out in one hand and holding his club in the other, with his lion skin draped over his arm. Munthuch is standing behind Hercle, placing a crown onto Hercle’s head. Munthuch is also nude.
Mirror Scenes Other Representations.
This scene, the crowning motif, is one that is shown on several other mirrors. A mirror fragment in Helgoland, Hercle is presenting a