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New archeological discoveries at Pompeii

leda and the swan in Pompeii

Naples and its treasures at the feet of Vesuvio Mount One more extraordinary female image re-emerges at Pompeii during some new excavations. The myth of Leda and the swan has been discovered in a cubicle (bedroom) of a house along Via del Vesuvio. The painting, a triumph of sensuality, represents the physical union between Zeus, […]