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Mares of Diomedes

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The eighth labor of Heracles. He was sent to capture and bring back the mares of Diomedes, a Thracian chief. Diomedes kept four savage mares, to which he fed the flesh of unsuspecting strangers. They were totally uncontrollable and were tethered by chains to a bronze manger.

When Heracles arrived at the palace, the hero took the king prisoner. Knowing the brutality and suffering Diomedes had caused, Hercules then took the king to his stables and threw him into the bronze manger, whereupon the mares devoured their own master. This calmed and subdued the mares.

When Heracles led the mares meekly into the palace Eurystheus let them go free to roam the plains of Argos. It is said, that in later years one of the offspring from this breed was Bucephalus the favorite horse of Alexander the Great.
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This is the middle section of a group of seven horses, the first ridden by a nude male. The whole is a study in movement with horses at full gallop.

"Mares of Diomedes" is a sculpture by Gutzon Borglum.
Brookgreen Gardens, Myrtle Beach, SC.
Image size
1023x725px 368.33 KB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL
Shutter Speed
1/160 second
Aperture
F/9.0
Focal Length
42 mm
ISO Speed
100
Date Taken
Apr 23, 2005, 3:30:34 PM
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