The detailed and idealized paintings also typically depict a pastoral setting. The scenes would depict chaotic city scenes. Inexplicably, the illustrations depict the three as male bears. They mainly depict scenes from Greek mythology. Ancient Greek sculptures also depict lifting feats. Many statues carved in the rock depict these gods and goddesses. These engravings depict early life in the territory. Earlier Greek representations of Heracles normally depict him as an archer. By drawing live insects Merian could accurately depict colours, as preserved specimens lose colour. This allowed him to accurately depict the natural scene before him. Other stone reliefs depict the king with different deities and conducting religious ceremonies. Some scenes depict the dead and wounded, bristling with arrows. Reliquaries often depict the Jataka tales. Carvings often depict his legendary meeting with Laozi. At a later period, paintings on some "amphorae" depict winged centaurs.