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Painting by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo showing crowds pulling the large wooden Trojan Horse into the city of Troy, with excited figures and ancient buildings in the background.
A large wooden Trojan horse is labeled with a blue box reading "FICTION" and an arrow pointing to it, illustrating myth versus reality in Homer's Odyssey.
Lucas Cranach the Elder: The Judgment of Paris The violation of Cassandra Fresco by Giambattista Tiepolo showing the Sacrifice of Iphigenia, with a distressed young woman at an altar, surrounded by figures in ancient robes, one holding her tenderly. Illustration in ancient Greek style showing Diomed in a chariot casting his spear at Ares, who stands with shield and spear over a fallen figure. Marble statue of Achilles seated and gazing at his raised heel, referencing the myth of Achilles' heel from Greek mythology. Trojan War
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Marble bust of Alexander the Great, in the British Museum, London, England. Hellenistic Greek, 2nd-1st century BC. Said to be from Alexandria, Egypt. Height: 37 cm.
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Portrait of Plato (ca. 428- ca. 348 BC), Ancient Greek philosopher.
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Is Homer's Odyssey a True Story?
Fact or Fiction? This ancient Greek epic is less than historically accurate.
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How has Odysseus (or Ulysses) been represented in literature, art, and cinema over the ages?
Learn how Odysseus (or Ulysses) has been portrayed in literature, art, and cinema.
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Was the city of Troy real or a myth?
Learn about Troy.
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Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo: The Procession of the Trojan Horse into Troy
Oil on canvas by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, c. 1760; in the National Gallery, London.
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Lucas Cranach the Elder: The Judgment of Paris
The Judgment of Paris, oil on beech by Lucas Cranach the Elder, c. 1528;...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Rogers Fund, 1928 (accession no. 28.221); www.metmuseum.org
The violation of Cassandra
Ajax the Lesser dragging Cassandra from the altar of Athena during the sack of Troy;...
Gianni Dagli Orti/Shutterstock.com
Giambattista Tiepolo: Sacrifice of Iphigenia
Agamemnon sacrifices his daughter at Aulis; 1757 fresco by Giambattista Tiepolo.
© Gianni Dagli Orti/Shutterstock.com
Diomedes wounds Ares
The Greek hero Diomedes casts his spear at Ares, the god of war. From Stories...
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Marble statue of Achilles looking at his heel
The Greek hero Achilles died from an arrow wound to his heel, the only vulnerable...
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Trojan War
Achilles killing Penthesilea during the Trojan War, interior of an Attic cup, c....
The Mansell Collection/Art Resource, New York
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