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Hamaxitus, the Statue of Apollo had a Mouse under one
of it's feet (a). The Mouse which the young man seems
endeavouring to catch , may be one of those fortunate
mice so much accustomed to be respe&ed, as not to be
under the leaft apprehension from man*, the woman seems
to oppose the sac'rilege, which he is going to commit.
Plate 18.) This Plate represents one of the labours of
Hercules. Among those imposed upon him by Euristheus,
was an order to destroy the birds that covered the lake
Stymphalis, and infested its borders. The number of them
w as too great for him to entertain a hope of compasing his
objest by killing them one after another. Hercules invented
therefore a machine of brass, which by a continued and
frightfull noise drove them away 7 and the lake was cleared
of them.
The form of the birds in the Plate , answers to Pau-
sanias's description of them w. The figure of Hercules on the
Vase is a■ little damaged, the left arm is entirely destroy'd.
Plate 19.) Hercules having cleanfed the stables of Augeas
King of Elis, and being disappointed of the promised reward,
determined to be revenged, as soon as he had finished his
expedition against Laomedon. He attacked the Elians, and
seeing that the victory remained undecided {c), he went to
Oeneus to ask him to lend him Arion, an immortal Horse
which belonged to that King. He had no sooner obtained
Arionthan he returned suddenly to attack the Elians in
the straits of Corinth , entirely defeated them , marched
against the town of Elis, took it, and put to death the per-
fidious Augeas {e\ This Plate represents Hercules preparing
to mount Arion, and to rush on the enemy.
Pla-
(a) Tom. II p. 604. (d) Paufanias- Lib. VHI C. XXV. p. 65a.
(b) Lib. VIU. C. XXII. _ (C) Dtodor. Sic. JTib. IV.
(c) Diodoms Sic. Lib. IV. p. 166.
Hamaxitus, the Statue of Apollo had a Mouse under one
of it's feet (a). The Mouse which the young man seems
endeavouring to catch , may be one of those fortunate
mice so much accustomed to be respe&ed, as not to be
under the leaft apprehension from man*, the woman seems
to oppose the sac'rilege, which he is going to commit.
Plate 18.) This Plate represents one of the labours of
Hercules. Among those imposed upon him by Euristheus,
was an order to destroy the birds that covered the lake
Stymphalis, and infested its borders. The number of them
w as too great for him to entertain a hope of compasing his
objest by killing them one after another. Hercules invented
therefore a machine of brass, which by a continued and
frightfull noise drove them away 7 and the lake was cleared
of them.
The form of the birds in the Plate , answers to Pau-
sanias's description of them w. The figure of Hercules on the
Vase is a■ little damaged, the left arm is entirely destroy'd.
Plate 19.) Hercules having cleanfed the stables of Augeas
King of Elis, and being disappointed of the promised reward,
determined to be revenged, as soon as he had finished his
expedition against Laomedon. He attacked the Elians, and
seeing that the victory remained undecided {c), he went to
Oeneus to ask him to lend him Arion, an immortal Horse
which belonged to that King. He had no sooner obtained
Arionthan he returned suddenly to attack the Elians in
the straits of Corinth , entirely defeated them , marched
against the town of Elis, took it, and put to death the per-
fidious Augeas {e\ This Plate represents Hercules preparing
to mount Arion, and to rush on the enemy.
Pla-
(a) Tom. II p. 604. (d) Paufanias- Lib. VHI C. XXV. p. 65a.
(b) Lib. VIU. C. XXII. _ (C) Dtodor. Sic. JTib. IV.
(c) Diodoms Sic. Lib. IV. p. 166.