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Third Labor of Hercules
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Deer. The Hind of Ceryeia


This is the second illustration that was done for a direct mail campaign promoting a motivation lecture. The campaign used the Labors of Hercules as its theme.

This illustration (on right) depicts the third labor, "The Hind of Ceryneia." A hind is a female red deer that has golden horns and bronze hooves. Hercules' task was to catch the deer alive and unharmed, and bring it back to Eurystheus. Hercules chased the Hind for a full year, before he finally lost patience and shot the deer, but did not kill her.

Unlike the Hind this project, which was supposed to include nine illustrations, was killed after the second illustration.

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Scratchboard Illustration by Michael Halbert
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