DescriptionFresco depicting drunk Hercules, his weapons stolen by Cupids, observed by a cool Queen Omphale.jpg
English: This fresco depicts a drunk Hercules, enslaved at the court of the barbarian Queen Omphale of Lydia. She forced him to wear women’s clothing (he’s seen here in a long chiton) and spin wool with the women of the court. Here, Omphale looks on as cupids - representing love - steal Hercules’ weapons, ‘unmanning’ him.
From the House of the Prince of Montenegro, Pompeii (Insula Occidentale, VII 16, 13, 10). MANN inv. 9000.
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Hercules is drunk and wearing women’s clothing. The Cupids have taken his club and quiver, and he’s totally at the mercy of Omphale. House of the Prince of Montenegro (Ins. Occ. VII, 16, 13, 10). MANN inv. 9000