Hercules Statue at Rakotzsee

A memorial directly at the Rakotzbrücke.

The Hercules figure in the Kromlau Landscape Park is now on the small stairs to the Rakotzsee in the immediate vicinity of the Rakotzbrücke, the grotto and the basalt organ in the lake. The Hercules figure once stood in the grotto, which collapsed in 1956 and was found again in individual parts during the renovation in 2019. According to legend, Hercules attributes such as the fur of the Nemean lion, the invulnerable lion of Greek mythology, as well as the club, bow and quiver are assigned. Because Hercules had fallen out of favor with the goddess Hera. She sent him madness. And falling for this, Hercules threw his twelve children into the fire. In order to free himself from guilt, he was condemned to twelve tasks. One was to bring the skin of the invulnerable lion to King Eurystheus.

Nice monument on the circular route