Carl Ernst von Stetten, Cleobis and Biton 1884
The myth of Cleobis and Biton is told by Herododotus. The two sons carried their priestess mother by cart in place of oxen. They travelled from Argos to the Argive Heraion. At their arrival they collapse, and their mother prays to Hera that they may die in their sleep - the easiest death for mortals.
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Carl Ernst von Stetten, Cleobis and Biton 1884
The myth of Cleobis and Biton is told by Herododotus. The two sons carried their priestess mother by cart in place of oxen. They travelled from Argos to the Argive Heraion. At their arrival they collapse, and their mother prays to Hera that they may die in their sleep - the easiest death for mortals.
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Uploaded on February 8, 2023