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Hercules and the Nemean lion from Dieburg

Yellow sandstone relief from the Mithraeum at Dieburg depicting Hercules standing with the Nemean lion
 
The New Mithraeum
28 May 2026
Relief in yellow sandstone (H. 0.39 Br. 0.215 D. 0.105), found in the sanctuary near the entrance.Nass., 26f No. 6 and Pl. IV, 3; Pl. V, 2. See fig. 328.Hercules standing with the Nemean lion. In his r.h. a club. A lion's skin on his l. arm. Below an inscription:CIL XIII 11757.L.H. 0.012–0.02.[D]eo i(nvicto) M(ithrae) / [Pet]ronius Perpe[tu]s / [. . . . v(otum)] s(olvit) l(ibens) m(erito).

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