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John Milton VertueJOHN MILTON English poet and puritan at the age of 21, with the motto: " Poets are born, not made"
Odysseus & Tame AnimalsOdysseus and his men are amazed by a group of strangely tame wild animals - a lion licks Eurylochuss foot. Circe has cast a spell on them
Odysseus returns to his wife PenelopeOdysseus returns to his wife, Penelope, and his dog, Argos
Homer / Profile / ChapmanHOMER Blind Greek poet with the Iliad and the Odyssey below
Lord Byron in the uniform of a Greek patriotGeorge 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
Breezing Up by Winslow Homer (1836-1910). Date: 1876
George Chapman / Anon CoppGEORGE CHAPMAN English poet and dramatist, known especially for his verse translations of Homer Date: 1559 - 1634
Odysseus & the CyclopsOdysseus (Ulysses) plies Polyphemus the Cyclops with red wine, so that he and his men can escape from his cave and the prospect of being eaten alive
Odysseus & PenelopeHaving killed the Suitors, the hero Odysseus (Ulysses) embraces his faithful wife, Penelope, while two adoring maids watch them
Odysseus returns to his wife, Penelope
Seaside shops at Walton-on-the-Naze, EssexSeaside shops at The Albion corner in Walton-on-the-Naze, on the north Essex coast. 1970
Greece / Ithaca 1863Ithaca, in the Ionian Sea. The School of Homer Date: 1863
Homer (c. 8th century). Greek epic poet. Bust. Copy of an oriHomer (c.8th century). Greek epic poet. Bust. Copy of an original from 2nd century BC. Capitoline Museums, Rome, Italy. Rome. Italy
Homer / Bust / BaiaeHOMER Blind Greek poet
HOMER (9th century BC). Greek writer. Roman copy from a Hellenistic Greek original. Hellenistic art.; Roman art. Sculpture on marble. ITALY. Naples. National Museum of Archaeology
Homer / PhillipoteauxHOMER Blind Greek poet singing to sailors
Caricature by Phil May, of William Gladstone, reading HomerCaricature illustration by Phil May, of William Gladstone, seated, reading Homer. Captioned, A Vacation Exercise'. Philip William May (22 April 1864 ?? 5 August 1903), caricaturist. Date: 1895
Ulysses and His Companions escaping the Sirens, passing between Scylla and Charybdis. Date: circa 1790
Figures of Greek kings from ancient vasesFigures of ancient Greek kings. King dressed like Amamemnon of Homer 1. From ancient Greek vases in the collection of Sir William Hamilton. Figure degli Antichi Re della Grecia
Penelope and her attendants spinning threadA depiction of Penelope, wife of Odysseus, with her attendants. Penelope sits on a chair at work on a thread. A servant takes away a mirror, and another brings todays cloth
Odysseus presenting his wife Penelope with his bow and quiver of arrows. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum (Antichita di Ercolano), Rome, 1789
Busy Bee Date: 1865
MAP / EUROPE / GREECE / HOMERMap of Ancient Greece, Phrygia and Crete at the time of Homer Date: BC
CIRCE DOES MAGICCirce, the Mediterranean witch who features in Homers Odyssey, does magic with spirits and serpents
MAPS / WORLD / HOMER 9BCThe world as known to Homer Date: 9th century BC
Works of Homer, First Edition translated by ChapmanTitle 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
Cyclops & RamOdysseus escapes from the cave of Polyphemus the Cyclops (who has now been blinded) by clinging to the underbelly of a ram
Circe and SwineCirce the sorceress turns Odysseus men into swine
Odysseus offering wine to Polyphemus. Mosaic. 3rd-4rd century. Roman Villa. Piazza Armerina. Sicily. Italy
Homer (8th Century B. C. ). Greek epic poet. Portrait in the FHomer (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 FrescoOdysseus disguised as a beggar returns home. Episode of the Odyssey. Roman Fresco. National Roman Museum. Rome. Italy
Circa turning men into beastsCirce, a powerful magician and daughter of the Sun, turns men into beasts, as described in Homers epic poem, The Odyssey. Date: BCE
Costume design by Homer Conant for oriental showgirl carrying an umbrella, New York, 1920s Date: 1920s
Ulysses and the Sirens. Central detail from the mosaic. Inspired in an episode of the Odyssey by Homer. Roman art
Odysseus in DisguiseOdysseus, having returned from his travels, but disguised into an old man to fool his wife Penelopes Suitors, is recognised by old nurse Eurycleia, who washes his feet
Penelope & the SuitorsPenelope, the faithful wife of Odysseus, is surprised by her Suitors, whilst weaving at her loom with her maid at her home in Ithaca
Homer with Young BoyHomer, the blind Greek poet, is guided on his travels by a young boy
Label, Homer Brand Sunkist oranges, California, USALabel, Homer Brand Sunkist oranges, grown and packed by Orange Heights Orange Association, Corona, California, USA. Date: circa 1930s
Ugolino Martelli (1519-1592). 1536-1537. Portrait by Il BronUgolino Martelli (1519-1592). Florentine aristocrat. Portrait, 1536-1537, by Il Bronzino (Agnolo di Cosimo) (1503-1572). Gemaldegalerie. Berlin. Germany
Siphnian Treasury. 530 BC. GreeceSiphnian Treasury. 530 BC. Relief depicting a scene of Troy War. Ajax and Achilles fighting Aeneas and Memnon. Archaeological Museum. Delphi. Greece
Homer. BustHomer (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 IWooden 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
Homer / Crowned / LaurelsHOMER Blind Greek poet crowned with laurels in celebration of his Iliad and Odyssey Date: 9th - 8th Century BC
Homer / Bust / Lyre / AnonHOMER Blind Greek poet Date: 9th - 8th Century BC
Homer / Bust / SimmsHOMER Blind Greek poet Date: 9th - 8th Century BC
Homer / Bust / Baker / OvalHOMER Blind Greek poet Date: 9th - 8th Century BC
Cowper / Cooper / AbbottWILLIAM COWPER English poet with Homers Iliad at his side Date: 1731 - 1800
Alexander Pope / StantonALEXANDER 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
Tennyson BarraudAlfred Tennyson (1809 - 1892) the English poet and Poet Laureate at the age of 79 Date: 1888
Apotheosis of HomerThe apotheosis of Homer - divine beings crown him with laurels, musicians sing his praises... Date: 9 - 8th century BC
HOMER / THEVET / 1584HOMER Blind Greek poet Date: 9th - 8th Century BC
Homer / Bust / BurneyHOMER Blind Greek poet Date: 9th - 8th Century BC
Homer Bust Full FaceHOMER Blind Greek poet Date: 9th - 8th Century BC
Homer / Bust / PhinnHOMER Blind Greek poet Date: 9th - 8th Century BC
Homer / Profile / BasireHOMER Blind Greek poet in profile Date: 9th - 8th Century BC
George Chapman, writer and translatorGeorge Chapman (1559-1634), writer and translator. He is best known for his translations of Homer. Date: 1559 - 1634
Miss Susan Bligh as Calypso, by Madame Yevonde. Calypso played hostess to Ulysses when he was shipwrecked on her island. Susan Rachel Bligh (1916-1983)
Helen and Cassandra by Frederick SandyssHelen and Cassandra by Frederick Sandys from Once a Week 1866 Date: 1925
HOMER, Winslow (1830-1910). Waverly oaks. 1864. Realism. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. Madrid. Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum of Art
Marble portrait bust of Homer. 1st-2nd c. Roman art. Early Empire. Sculpture on marble. UNITED KINGDOM. London. The British Museum. Proc: ITALY. Baia
Archelaus of Priene (3th century BC). Apotheosis of Homer. 225 -205 BC. Homer crowned by World and Time and acclaimed by Arts and Virtues. Hellenistic art. Relief on marble. UNITED KINGDOM. London
A reading from HomerBREND AMOUR, Richard (1831-1915). A Reading from Homer. Copy of Lawrence Alma-Tademas oil painting that is preserved at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Date: 1885
HOMER (9th century BC). Greek writer. First page of a bilingual edition in Latin and Greek of the Homers Odissey
Homer OdysseyTitle page to Homer Odyssey Date: 1833
William BroomeWILLIAM BROOME Churchman, scholar and poet who collaborated with Pope in his translations of Homer, besides his original poetry. Date: 1689 - 1745
Homer (Medal)Homer blind Greek poet to whom are attributed the Iliad and the Odyssey Date: 9th -8th century BC
Lear / Nonsense / CromerThere was an Old Person of Cromer, who stood on one leg to read Homer; When he found he grew stiff, he jumped over the cliff, which concluded that Person of Cromer
Homer / Profile / OvalHOMER Blind Greek poet
Odysseus & CirceCirce the sorceress, with her handmaiden at her side, urges Odysseus (Ulysses) to have a drink from her table. But since she turned his men into pigs. he is reluctant to do so
The Nymph & the Sun GodA nymph complains to Helios (the Sun God) that Odysseus (Ulysses) and his men have sacrifed and and eaten her cattle without permission
Odysseus Laid OutHaving pleaded with King Alicinous of Phaeacia to return home, the Phaeacian men lay Odysseus (Ulysses) down on the coast of Ithaca
Amasya Rock-Cut TombRock-cut tombs at Amasya, formerly in West Asia Minor, on the river Gats. Amasya, and the capital Sardis, were both in the empire of Lydia, which was called Maeonia by Homer
Nausics ChariotOdysseus follows the chariot of Nausicaa and her maids
Homer / CelebratedHOMER Blind Greek poet: angels celebrate his Iliad and Odyssey
Works of Homer, First Edition translated by ChapmanTitle 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
Divine Comedy: InfernoHomer, the Classic Poets. The Divine Comedy, Inferno, Canto four
Homer / Red BackgroundHOMER Greek poet
