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Published: 2007-09-04 17:07:07 +0000 UTC; Views: 435; Favourites: 3; Downloads: 16
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Description A statue in Vienna, taken on Summer vacation by my dad. It features Hercules killing the hydra (which is dog-faced! Why dog-faced?!)

There were more statures around this one, featuring Hercules's 12 labours (although some weren't, like him saving Prometheus). They were very cool.

BTW, you CAN'T see his nuts! He's dressed with the skin of the Nemean Lion, and that is the lion's paws and fingers that are covering his... stuff. I am NOT putting this as containing mature content.
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Comments: 10

ApostateChristian [2008-11-04 18:26:11 +0000 UTC]

Haha, true -- you can't see his nuts.

It really is a beautiful statue. But I do wish I could explain why the heads of the hydra are dog faces.

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Fosterpython In reply to ApostateChristian [2008-11-04 18:30:40 +0000 UTC]

I've no idea... but in my trip to Austria/Czech Republica/Germany (where I took this picture) I saw a lot of statues of dragons and mythical serpent-like beings that had almost all dog heads (only one dragon had like a crocodile snout). Must have been fashion in that time (the statues are all pretty old I think)

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ApostateChristian In reply to Fosterpython [2008-11-04 19:38:37 +0000 UTC]

I just noticed the awesomeness of your username.

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Fosterpython In reply to ApostateChristian [2008-11-04 20:19:01 +0000 UTC]

Thank you . Foster Python is actually a character of mine ("Python" after Monty Python ).
That reminded to go look up "apostate" in the dictionary (English isn't my first language ), I've been forgetting. I get it now - really defines you.

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ApostateChristian In reply to Fosterpython [2008-11-04 20:37:38 +0000 UTC]

Are you really only fourteen years old? I ask because you speak extremely good English.

Ha, Monty Python -- awesome.

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Fosterpython In reply to ApostateChristian [2008-11-04 21:07:02 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! In here about two thirds of the TV programs are from the USA or from the UK, and we watch them subtitled - so I started catching up with the language in a time I watched a lot of TV. Plus in here it's obligatory to have English class (as a second language) since you're eight/nine years old.

I guess where you live you have to be able to speak fluently both English and French, right?

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ApostateChristian In reply to Fosterpython [2008-11-04 21:08:30 +0000 UTC]

Wow.

I speak nothing but the most refined English and French. I want to sound like this guy, however:

[link]

Awesome.

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Fosterpython In reply to ApostateChristian [2008-11-05 12:13:41 +0000 UTC]

I'd love to sound like this one - [link] (this is from the funniest movie I ever watched, btw. You can get tired and really get some pain from all the laughter)

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ApostateChristian In reply to Fosterpython [2008-11-05 13:45:16 +0000 UTC]

I have not seen the movie in its entirity...

Wow. I need to go to the cinema.

That was a funny scene.

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Fosterpython In reply to ApostateChristian [2008-11-05 13:53:43 +0000 UTC]

I don't think this is in the cinemas... I watched it quite a while ago in TV. But the best parts are on youtube.

Apparently there's a sequel though, coming out in 2009!

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