Analysis Of Pompeii And Herculaneum By Hercules

There is mythology of Pompeii and Herculaneum by Hercules. According to Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Sourcebook, “Hercules was sent to the western edge of the world, to Gades (modern Cadiz, Spain). Having defeated the monster Geryon there, he drove Geryon's herd of cattle back to Greece, passing through Italy on his travels. As he did so, he was said to have bestowed upon Pompeii its name, derived from the word for procession common to Greek and Latin (pompe/ pompa). Nearby Herculaneum was also reputedly founded by the Greek hero and named after him. The cult of Hercules was one of the earliest known at Pompeii, where he was worshipped along with Athena in the Doric Temple. Both deities are represented on fourth-century BC terracotta antefixes from the so-called ‘Triangular Forum’ (actually a sanctuary), whose Doric Temple may have honoured him alongside Athena (Carafa 2011: 95, Figure 5). At Herculaneum, the hero featured in sizeable wall paintings …show more content…
Pompeii was destroyed a few hours later on the same day as the third of six surges reached the northern wall of the town, with the final three surges then overwhelming the rest of the town too” (1). This detailed information is important for archeological record. Since, the volcano surged very quickly, wooden furniture and wax tablets were carbonized. However, the upper buildings were damaged first, which means destroyed by the volcano, then it surged the whole town. Archeologists suggest that Herculaneum was disappeared completely under twenty meters by the volcanic eruption. However, though Pompeii was destroyed at that time, the outline of the town was visible in the aftermath of the