Iliad Collection

Achilles Shields
THE SHIELD OF ACHILLES in 12 Tables: 3 of a Town in Peace; 3 of a Town in War; 3 of Agriculture and 3 of Pastoral Life

Laocoon Sculpture 2
The Laocoon, antique marble sculpture by Hagesander, Polydorus and Athenodorus, of Rhodes: it was rediscovered in a vineyard in Rome in 1506, and is now in the Vatican. Date: 1st century BCE

Achilles & Penthesilea
Achilles pities Penthesilea after slaying her

Iliad / Achilles (Geffroy)
As presented by Jean Racine in his play IPHIGENIE EN AULIDE

Achilles Shields
The Shield of Achilles

Homer / Profile / Chapman
HOMER Blind Greek poet with the Iliad and the Odyssey below

Art Greek. Hellenistic. The Statue of Lacoon (Laacoonte). 2
Art Greek. Hellenistic. Statue of Lacoon and his sons (Antiphates and Thymbraeus). The sculpture is attributed by three sculptors from the island of Rhodes. Agesander, Athenedores and Polydorus

Myth / Iliad / Patroclus
Patroclus, when his friend Achilles refuses to fight, dons his armour and goes into battle, only to be slain by Hector

Homer (c. 8th century). Greek epic poet. Bust. Copy of an ori
Homer (c.8th century). Greek epic poet. Bust. Copy of an original from 2nd century BC. Capitoline Museums, Rome, Italy. Rome. Italy

Trojan Horse
After the death of Hector the Greeks made a huge wooden horse. The Trojans dragged it into Troy, but it was full of Greek soldiers who sacked Troy

Ghost of Patroclus
Achilles tries - in vain - to seize hold of the ghost of Patroclus

Menelaus Fights Paris
Paris and Menelaus fight in single combat for the love of Helen, watched by soldiers and by Aphrodite, Goddess of Love, whose help Paris begs

Trojan Horse / The Iliad
Trojan Horse/The Iliad

Hecuba and Polydore
She sees the corpse of her youngest son, Polydore, whom she had sent away supposedly to safety; coming on top of so many calamities, the sight sends her mad

Cybele, goddess of the Phrygians, in a chariot
Cybele, goddess of the Phrygians, with orb and sceptre in a chariot drawn by four lions. With Attis in Phrygian cap holding syrinx panpipes and shepherds crook. Cibele, Ati, &c

ARMOUR OF ACHILLES
After the death of Achilles, Odysseus & Ajax argue over who should have his armour: finally it is decided that Odysseus should have it

MYTH/ILIAD/SARPEDON
Sarpedon's corpse carried away by Sleep and Death

TROJAN WAR - FIGHTING
Greek and Trojan warriors engage in hand-to-hand combat

LAOCOON AND HIS SONS
Laocoon, a priest of Apollo at Troy, is strangled, together with his sons, by serpents : this famous sculpture, probably 2nd century BC, was discovered at Rome in 1506

Iliad - Hecuba
Wife of Priam, Queen of Troy according to the text, they reigned in 1237 BC

ILIAD FRAGMENTS
Four fragments of the Iliad, depicting scenes from the epic and portions of a written text

Works of Homer, First Edition translated by Chapman
Title page of the First Edition of The Whole Works of Homer translated into English by George Chapman, the main two works being The Iliad and The Odyssey. Date: 1616

Lycaon and Achilles during Trojan War
Lycaon, a Trojan, begs Achilles to spare him during the Trojan War

Lord Byron in the uniform of a Greek patriot
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788-1824) in the uniform of a Greek patriot, including a cavalry helmet which he designed himself, based on descriptions of armour in Homers Iliad

Homer (8th Century B. C. ). Greek epic poet. Portrait in the F
Homer (8th Century B.C.). Greek epic poet. Portrait in the Frontispiece and cover of the Complete Works. Volume First. The Iliad. Set in the Trojan War. Amsterdam, 1743. Colored engraving

Odysseus returns home. Roman Fresco
Odysseus disguised as a beggar returns home. Episode of the Odyssey. Roman Fresco. National Roman Museum. Rome. Italy

Achilles & Hector
Apollo intervenes between Hector and Achilles and warns Hector that Achilles might slay him. (Which eventually happens)

Myth / Iliad / Agamemnon
Agamemnon slaying the two sons of Antenor

Judgement of Paris
Paris is invited to choose between Hera, Aphrodite and Athena : by giving the Apple of Discord to Aphrodite he wins her friendship but loses that of the two others

Achilles and Aeneas
He overpowers Aeneas and is just about to dispatch him to the Underworld when Poseidon intervenes to protect the Trojan hero who will found the dynasty of Romulus & Remus

Diomedes and Minerva
Athena/Minerva advises DIOMEDES - who has just slain Rhesus - to rejoin the Greeks

Helen of Troy
Daughter of Zeus and Leda; wife of Menelaus, King of Troy. She eloped with Paris and thus brought about the siege and destruction of Troy

Iliad / Paris & Helen
Paris and Helen

Odysseus. From Rome. Late 1st century AD. Bust. Marble
Odysseus. From Rome. Late 1st century AD. Marble. Close-fitting felt hat is characteristic of the hero. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen, Denmark

Turkey. Asia Minor. Troy. Ruins to Troy I (3000-2600 BC)

Ugolino Martelli (1519-1592). 1536-1537. Portrait by Il Bron
Ugolino Martelli (1519-1592). Florentine aristocrat. Portrait, 1536-1537, by Il Bronzino (Agnolo di Cosimo) (1503-1572). Gemaldegalerie. Berlin. Germany

Siphnian Treasury. 530 BC. Greece
Siphnian Treasury. 530 BC. Relief depicting a scene of Troy War. Ajax and Achilles fighting Aeneas and Memnon. Archaeological Museum. Delphi. Greece

Homer. Bust
Homer (c.8th century). Greek epic poet. Modern copy of a hellenistic original dated between 200-150 BC. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

Board of wood inscribed in ink with lines 468-473 of Book I
Wooden board with iron handle inscribed in ink with lines 468-473 from Book I of Iliad by Homer. 1st-2nd century AD. Roman. From Egypt. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Diomedes, Greek Hero
DIOMEDES, son of Tydeus and Deipyle, Achaean leader in the siege of Troy and hero of many notable actions in the Iliad. Date: BCE

Homer / Crowned / Laurels
HOMER Blind Greek poet crowned with laurels in celebration of his Iliad and Odyssey Date: 9th - 8th Century BC

Cowper / Cooper / Abbott
WILLIAM COWPER English poet with Homers Iliad at his side Date: 1731 - 1800

Alexander Pope / Stanton
ALEXANDER POPE Stanton Harcourt, near Oxford, where the English poet translated part of Homers Iliad: his study was in the upper room of the tower Date: 1688 - 1744

Helen and Cassandra by Frederick Sandyss
Helen and Cassandra by Frederick Sandys from Once a Week 1866 Date: 1925

Homer (Medal)
Homer blind Greek poet to whom are attributed the Iliad and the Odyssey Date: 9th -8th century BC

Death of Achilles
While his body burns, his armour is hammered back into shape for its next user

Cassandra Warns in Vain
Cassandra warns the Trojans that the Greek horse will do them no good at all, but they do not heed her warnings - they never do !

Iliad / Prylis
Son of Hermes, Greek soothsayer who was inspired by Athena to propose the Wooden Horse as a subterfuge to get through the Trojan defences

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