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Statue of Antinous depicted as Hercules Musée du Louvre ... On August 12th we honor Hercules Invictus. The Roman cult of #Hercules was centered at Tibur, where Hadrian built his Villa. Hadrian is often compared to Hercules for his travels, his physical strength, courage, and his prowess. Hercules repeatedly defeated monsters and rescued the innocent. As defender of mankind against the forces of evil, he is venerated as a God and Protector of the Religion of Antinous: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2023/08/hercules-invictus.html