Hercules Gate (Ephesus)
Located
towards the end of the Curetes Street, it was called the Hercules gate because
of the relief of Hercules on it. It was brought from another place in the
fourth century AD to its current place, but the relief on it dates back to the
second century AD.
Only
the two side of the columns remain today and the other parts of it have not
been found. The relief of the flying Nike in the Domitian Square is thought to
also be a part of this gate.
The
Heracles Gate narrowed the access to the street, preventing the passage of
vehicles.We can understand that from the Fourth Century, the street had become
a pedestrian area. In these reliefs Heracles was depicting with the skin of the
Nemean lion in mythology. The Nemean lion had been terrorizing the area around
Nemea, and had a skin so thick that it was impossible to kill it. Finally he
wrestled the lion to the ground, eventually killing it by thrusting his arm
down its throat and choking it to death. Heracles was the god of power and
strenght.
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