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Hylas
Sign in to savethumb|Hylas and nymphs from a mosaic in [[Roman Gaul (3rd century)]]
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- Theiodamas
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thumb|Hylas and nymphs from a mosaic in [[Roman Gaul (3rd century)]]
In classical mythology, Hylas () was a youth who served Heracles (Roman Hercules) as companion and servant. His abduction by water nymphs was a theme of ancient art, and has been an enduring subject for Western art in the classical tradition.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hylas” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.