In this talk, archaeologist Sarah Eisen explores how pigs were part of everyday life in ancient Greece and how their ferocious relative the wild boar challenged heroes like Odysseus and Herakles. After you watch, you can discover more epic adventures from Herakles in this online collection: http://hvrd.art/creaturefeature-boar. TAKE A CLOSER LOOK: + Explore more magical creatures in the Harvard Art Museums in our ‘Creature Feature’ series:    • Creature Features: Magical Creatures ...  . + Wild boar, Greek, Archaic period, late 6th century BCE. Leaded bronze. Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund, Marian H. Phinney Fund, David M. Robinson Fund, Estate of Leo Mildenberg, and Acquisitions Fund in honor of David Gordon Mitten, 2012.211. https://hvrd.art/o/342292. + Didrachm of Methymna, c. 500 BCE. Silver coin. Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Frederick M. Watkins, 1972.173. https://hvrd.art/o/196439. + Boar, Greek, terracotta sculpture/statuette. Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Joseph C. Hoppin, 1925.30.90. https://hvrd.art/o/292249. --- ‘Creature Feature,’ an online series from the Harvard Art Museums, offers a chance for families to explore magical creatures across the collections through close looking and curious exploration with museum staff. SPEAKERS: + Sarah Eisen, graduate intern at the Harvard Art Museums and Ph.D. candidate in the Department of the Classics, Harvard University; + Molly Ryan, Programs Manager, Harvard Art Museums. Recorded April 3, 2021. © President and Fellows of Harvard College. For questions related to permission for commercial use of this video, please contact the Department of Digital Imaging and Visual Resources at am_divr@harvard.edu.