Which hero instead of Samson was originally supposed to decorate the Peterhof fountains? Detailed answer

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Which hero instead of Samson was originally supposed to decorate the Peterhof fountains?

According to the idea of Peter the Great, in the center of the large cascade of Peterhof fountains, there should have been a figure of Hercules defeating the Lernean Hydra, which would symbolize Russia's victory in the Northern War. However, his successors found better symbolism. The key battle of Poltava in that war took place on the day of St. Samson the Hospitable, in connection with this they remembered the biblical legend about Samson, who defeated the lion with his bare hands, and it is the lions that are the key figures on the Swedish coat of arms. And so the famous fountain "Samson tearing the mouth of a lion" appeared.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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