Marble statue of the nymph Cyrene
A marble statue of the nymph Cyrene strangling a lion. It was found in the Temple of Apollo in Cyrene (Shahat), Libya, and is now on display at the British Museum in London.
It is believed to be a copy of a larger statue that was present in Cyrene, and the strangling of the lion is an embodiment of part of the legendary story told about the nymph Cyrene.
Cyrene, or Cyrene, or Al-Shahat, are one of the names of the oldest and most famous city founded by the Greeks in Libya, as this city, which is still thriving until now, was the first colony established by Greek travelers and merchants who frequented the Libyan coasts in the period before Christ. Exactly in the Jabal Akhdar region in northeastern Libya.
The city of Cyrene in eastern Libya gave it the classic name that was given to it for many centuries, Cyrenaica, which it retained until the modern era. It was also one of the few cities that continued to exist despite the change of administrations over it, from the founding Greeks, then the Byzantines, then the Arab-Islamic invasion, Until the modern era when its name changed from Cyrene to Al-Shahat.
It is located in a fertile valley in the Green Zone, 10 kilometers east of the city of Al-Bayda. It is considered the second largest city in the Green Mountain after the city of Al Bayda. It is also one of the most beautiful cities in Libya, and ranked third among the ten most beautiful cities in North Africa.
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