Hercules at the crossroads

ancient Greek anecdote parable attributed to Prodicus and known from Xenophon, concerning the young Heracles/Hercules who is offered a choice between Vice and Virtue
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Hercules at the crossroads

Summary

Hercules at the crossroads is an anecdote[1]. It draws 107 Wikipedia views per month (anecdote category, ranking #4 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hercules at the crossroads authored Prodicus[3].
  • Hercules at the crossroads's image is recorded as 1779 Tischbein Herkules am Scheideweg anagoria.JPG[4].
  • Hercules at the crossroads's instance of is recorded as anecdote[5].
  • Hercules at the crossroads's instance of is recorded as parable[6].
  • Hercules at the crossroads's instance of is recorded as artistic theme[7].
  • Hercules at the crossroads's instance of is recorded as episode in Greek mythology[8].
  • Hercules at the crossroads's instance of is recorded as apologue[9].
  • Hercules at the crossroads's instance of is recorded as literary work[10].
  • Hercules at the crossroads's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 309488798[11].
  • Hercules at the crossroads's Commons category is recorded as Hercules at the crossroads[12].
  • Hercules at the crossroads's Iconclass notation is recorded as 94L72[13].
  • Hercules at the crossroads's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[14].
  • Hercules at the crossroads's title is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Ἡρακλῆς ἐν σταθμοῖς'}[15].
  • Hercules at the crossroads's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122ygyxf[16].

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Works and Contributions

Hercules at the crossroads authored Prodicus[3].

Why It Matters

Hercules at the crossroads draws 107 Wikipedia views per month (anecdote category, ranking #4 of 4).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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