🪷 March 11th is a major feast of #Hercules. This statue is #Antinous as #Herakles with lion skin Musée Louvre. Like Hercules, #Antinoos is a divine hero who slew a lion. Hercules slew the #Nemean lion. Antinous slew a man-eater in Egypt. #Heracles is also known for prowess with both genders. 🪷

🪷 August 12th is the Roman festival of Hercules Invictus. This statue is #Antinous as Herakles with #Nemean lion skin Musée Louvre. We analyze the connection between #Antinoos and #Hylas, #Hercules and #Hadrian here: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2025/08/herc... 🪷

🪷 June 4th is the Roman feast of #Hercules Custos (Hercules the Custodian/Guardian). This statue is #Antinous as #Herakles with lion skin Musée Louvre. Like Hercules, #Antinoos is a divine hero who slew a lion. Hercules slew the #Nemean lion. Antinous slew a man-eater in Egypt. 🪷