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Look what I found: a golden Etruscan medallion from around 400 BC featuring Hercules and Iolaus. Unfortunately, Iolaus' face has been smushed. But Hercules has well-defined abs and chest, not to mention a heroically huge nose. And is Iolaus wearing articulated shoulder armor? Did the Etruscans even have articulated armor?

I am so clueless.

On the other hand, I am very sure that Hercules' hand is on Iolaus' thigh.

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Date: 2003-06-21 05:54 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ltlj.livejournal.com

Cool. I don't know about the articulated armor, but they have found some very fine gold and bronze metalwork.

My favorite real Iolaus link is this one (http://www.csad.ox.ac.uk/POxy/VExhibition/3010.htm) which is to a fragment of papyrus from the second century AD with a story written in the Greek comic novel tradition. Oh, if it were only all there.

Martha

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Date: 2003-06-21 06:21 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] marycrawford.livejournal.com
Oh, wow. The Iolaus Romance. Fanfic, obviously...

Mary, bemused

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