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Homer (Iliad written c. 700 BCE)
"No one is going to send me down to Hades before my time, though death itself, I think, is...
Homer
Homer (Iliad written c. 700 BCE)
"The god gives men differing gifts. One man can fight, another dance,
another sing poetry to the lyre; and yet...
The Legend Of An Ancient Priestess Of Delphi Possibly Inspiring Homer’s Poetry
According to ancient Greek legend and folklore, the famous poet Homer (author of the Iliad and the Odyssey) may have been inspired by poems...
Acheloüs—The God Of Ancient Greece’s Longest River
Greece’s Acheloüs (or Akhelóös) River, which flows well over 200 kilometers through Epirus to the Corinthian Gulf, is arguably the longest river in Greece....
Farewell Of Hector And Andromache, By An Unidentified Artist
An unknown artist made this artwork, currently held by the Biblioteca de Catalunya and the Digital Memory of Catalonia. It depicts the mightiest warrior...
Hector’s Farewell To Andromache, Attributed To Anton Kern (c. 1710-1747)
This painting, attributed to the German artist Anton Kern (c. 1710-1747), was inspired by the family life of the legendary hero, Hector. Although he...
The Myth Of Lycurgus’ Brief Victory Over Dionysus
Dionysus (also spelled Dionysos) was an ancient Greek earth deity with a specialty for vegetation, wine, festivities and madness. As portrayed in his myths,...
Thetis Brings Weapons To Achilles, Who Is Mourning Over The Corpse Of Patroclus, by...
This artwork, by the Danish artist C. W. Eckersberg (c. 1783 – 1853), depicts the Greek hero, Achilles, in a pivotal scene from well...
Between Scylla And Charybdis, By Adolf Hirémy-Hirschl (c. 1860–1933)
This painting, by the Hungarian artist Adolf Hirémy-Hirschl (c. 1860–1933), was inspired by one of the most famous scenes in Homer’s epic poem, The...
Homer
Homer (flourished c. 700 BCE)
"The whole world prays that a heartless man who behaves heartlessly will suffer misfortune in his life, and derides him...
