Iliad Collection (page 2)

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

Helen (Gorguet)
She prepares to launch a thousand ships

Homer / Celebrated
HOMER Blind Greek poet: angels celebrate his Iliad and Odyssey

Achilles & Agamemnon
The dispute between ACHILLES and AGAMEMNON is refereed by Athena

Cassandra and the Horse
The seer Cassandra is desperate because she knows that the Trojan Horse will be disastrous for Troy, but the gods have ordained that no one will believe her warnings

Myth / Lycaon & Achilles
Thy well-known captive, great Achilles! see, Once more Lycaon trembles at thy knee

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

Achilles & Delegates
Sulking in his tent, making music not war, Achilles receives a delegation of the Greek leaders who hope to persuade him back onto the battlefield

Bathed in Styx
Achilles is made invulnerable when his mother dips him in the river Styx : alas, she holds him by the heel which doesn t get wet leaving him less than 100% protected

Helen Elopes with Paris
Spartan princess Helen, wife of Menelaus, elopes with Paris, prince of Troy, who has Aphrodites support: the Greek princes unite to get her back - hence the Trojan War

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Hector Attacks Greeks
Hector having driven the Greeks to their retrenchments breaks down the palace walls with a great stone & with his troops drives them to their ships

Iliad / Priam
King of Troy, who, according to the text, reigned in 1237 BC

Melenaus (Panofka)
The meeting between Menelaus and Helen after Helens affair with Paris

Patroclus Body / Hector
Hector with the body of Patroclus

Funeral of Patroclus
Priests and sacrificial bull at the funeral of Patroclus

Furneral of Patroclus
The funeral rites of Patroclus

Ajax Fights Hector
Ajax fights Hector

Trojan Horse (Lambalt)

Siege of Troy (Theatre)
Troy is taken

Siege of Troy (Lefevre)

The Anger of Achilles
The anger of Achilles

Myth / Achilles (Bartoli)
Achilles drags Hectors corpse around the walls of Troy

Paris & Oenone(Hj Ford)
Paris begs his estranged wife Oenone for forgiveness for having run away with Helen of Troy

Helen Points out Heroes
Helen points out the chief heroes in the Greek host to Priam

Helen Abducted (Hj Ford)
The abduction of Helen of Troy by Paris - the cause of the war between Greece and Troy

Iliad / Nestor & Tydides
Nestor and Tydides with their chariot and horses and some thunderbolts

Menelaus & Helen (Vase)
Menelaus and Helen

Achilles & the Corpse
Achilles drags Hectors corpse around the walls of Troy

Myth / Iliad / Troy Aflame
Troy in flames

Hector Hurls Boulder
Hector, Trojan hero, heaves a huge boulder at the Greek camp

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