Odysseus Collection

Odysseus & Argos / Brown
Odysseus is recognised by his dog, Argos

Sisyphus and his Stone
Sisyphys, father of Odysseus, for no known reason, is condemned to push a rock to the top of a mountain in Hell, which the demons push down again, and again, and again

Odysseus & Tame Animals
Odysseus 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 Penelope
Odysseus returns to his wife, Penelope, and his dog, Argos

Odysseus & the Cyclops
Odysseus (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 & Penelope
Having killed the Suitors, the hero Odysseus (Ulysses) embraces his faithful wife, Penelope, while two adoring maids watch them

Odysseus & Tiresias
Odysseus descends to the Kingdom of the Dead, thanks to lavish sacrifices, to consult the prophet Tiresias

Odysseus returns to his wife, Penelope

Busts of seven principal heroes of the Trojan War. From left to right: Menelaus, Paris, Diomedes, Ulysses, Nestor, Achilles and Agamemnon. Sette principali Eroi della Guerra Trojana

Odysseus Slays Suitors
Throwing off his disguise and stringing his bow, which none of the men could string, Odysseus (Ulysses) kills the Suitors of his wife Penelope, at Ithaca

A scene from the film "Ulysses", directed by Mario Camerini and starring Kirk Douglas in the title role. Here, Ulysses and his crew are disembarking on the island of the Cyclops Polythemus

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

Ulysses and His Companions escaping the Sirens, passing between Scylla and Charybdis. Date: circa 1790

Allegorical representation of Greece by Choiseul-Gouffier. She sits with her arm on the tomb of Leonidas, in front of funeral monuments including Simonides of Ceoss poem to the 300 Spartans who died

Pronaos or vestibules of the Temple of Zeus
View of the front 1 and rear 2 pronaos or vestibule of the Temple of Zeus or Jupiter, Mount Olympus. Pronao anteriore del Tempio di Giove Olimpico

Figures of Greek kings from ancient vases
Figures 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

Odysseus entertained by Alcinous ruler of the Phaiacians
Odysseus entertained by Alcinous, ruler of the Phaiacians on the island of Scheria. Alcinous wife Arete and daughter Nausicaa listen while seated under a Thessalian-style umbrella

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

Folklore - Sirens
Odysseus and his companions avoid the charms of the Sirens

Cyclops & Ram
Odysseus escapes from the cave of Polyphemus the Cyclops (who has now been blinded) by clinging to the underbelly of a ram

Cyclops Enters his Cave
Polyphemus the Cyclops enters his cave holding a bunch of osier twigs (to sleep on). Odysseus and his terrifed men hide at the back of the cave behind a flock of sheep

Calypso & Odysseus
Calypso takes pity on homesick Odysseus and agrees to allow him to return to his wife, Penlope. "

Odysseus offering wine to Polyphemus. Mosaic. 3rd-4rd century. Roman Villa. Piazza Armerina. Sicily. Italy

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

Ulysses and the Sirens. Central detail from the mosaic. Inspired in an episode of the Odyssey by Homer. Roman art

Penelope & the Suitors
Penelope, the faithful wife of Odysseus, is surprised by her Suitors, whilst weaving at her loom with her maid at her home in Ithaca

Odysseus Attacks Suitors
Odysseus shoots the first arrow at the suitors who have tried in vain to woo Penelope while he has been away

Baldassare Peruzzi (1481-1536). Italian architect and painter. Villa Farnesina. Renaissance. Detail Frescoes. Polyphemus. Cyclope. Rome. Italy

Italy. 500-475 B. C. Greek myths in Italy. Hero Odysseus, who
Italy. Ancient Art. 500-475 B.C. Greek myths in Italy. Hero Odysseus, who escaped from the Cyclopss cave by hiding under the belly of a ram. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Greek Art. Archaic Age. 6th century BCE. Bronze tripod foot with six reliefs depicting: 1-Woman holding a horse by the reins, 2 - Lion and Scorpion

Penelope
The suitors discover Penelopes cunning

Corfu - Greece - Kanoni, The Island of Ulysses. In the mythical sea adventure of Homers Odyssey, Kerkyra is the island of the Phaeacians, (Phaiakes) wherein Odysseus (Ulysses) meets Nausica

Soviet Counter Attack
Soviet counter-attack by hiding among cattle - as did Odysseus... Date: October 1941

Circe Makes Pigs
She changes the companions of Odysseus into pigs

Pallas Athene
The goddess Athene, who watched over Odysseus (Ulysses) throughout his perilous travels

Odysseus & Circe
Circe 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 God
A nymph complains to Helios (the Sun God) that Odysseus (Ulysses) and his men have sacrifed and and eaten her cattle without permission

Odysseus Laid Out
Having pleaded with King Alicinous of Phaeacia to return home, the Phaeacian men lay Odysseus (Ulysses) down on the coast of Ithaca

Odysseus & Sirens
Odysseus and his companions avoid the charms of the Sirens

Penelope Spinning
Penelope, wife of Odysseus, has promised to re-marry when she finishes her weaving : so each night she undoes what she has done during the day

Odysseus in Disguise
Odysseus, 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

Nausics Chariot
Odysseus follows the chariot of Nausicaa and her maids

TELEMUS, son of Poseidon, a Greek seer best known for his predictions concerning the career of Odysseus

Penelopes Suitors
At Ithaca, in the absence of Odysseus (Ulysses), Penelopes bored Suitors get drunk, while a minstrel plays his lyre to them. Telemachus, Odysseus son, watches with disapproval

Nausicaa & her Maids
Nausicaa and her handmaids, playing ball on the beach, shortly before they discover Odysseus (Ulysses)

Odysseus and Nausicaa
The shipwrecked Odysseus meets Nausicaa, daughter of King Alcinous, while she is playing ball with her maidens on the shore

Young Odysseus & Boar
Young Odysseus fights a wild boar and gets the wound in his thigh

Calypso & Odysseus
Odysseus, though not unresponsive to Calypsos charms, nevertheless pines for Peneleope and his native land

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