Luis Gonzalez

Portrayed above are young Herakles and Old Herakles. The pictures do not capture the overwhelming strength and size of a face-to-face experience of the statues. While both young and old Herakles are represented here with chiseled abs and strong bodies Young Herakles easily overpowers the Old Herakles. Young Herakles stands Contra-Posture  holding the club in his right hand and the lion’s skin draped over his left forearm. Picture the biggest and strongest athlete of our era, and then imagine double his size and that’s Young Herakles. This makes sense because Herakles was a demi-god, son of Jupiter, there he should not be comparable to other humans. Old Herakles is shown to be wise. He has embraced the legacy of heroism by wearing the lion cloak on his head and knotted at around his chest. The beard and gaze also further illustrate his years of accumulating experience and wisdom.