Muscle
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The Dragon Slaying the Companions of Cadmus 1588 by Goltzius
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A form of tissue which animals use to effect movement, metaphorically also strength.
In art, depicted in the over-muscled torsos and backs of the men in sculptures such as Laocoön and his Sons, the Belvedere Torso, and Farnese Hercules.
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