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Also Known As	Alexandros
Role In	Trojan War

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Lucas Cranach the Elder: The Judgment of Paris

The Judgment of Paris, tempera painting on canvas by Niklaus Manuel; in the Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switz.

The “judgment of Paris,” Hermes leading Athena, Hera, and Aphrodite to Paris, detail of a red-figure kylix by Hieron, 6th century bc; in the Collection of Classical Antiquities of the National Museums in Berlin.

Benjamin West: Helen Brought to Paris

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Isis Zeus Athena Apollo Horus Aphrodite Prometheus Odin Re Dionysus

James Barry (1741-1806) painting title: The Education of Achilles, oil on canvas by James Barry, c. 1772; in the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut. 102.9 x 128.9 cm Alternate title: Chiron and Achilles

Gods, Goddesses, and Greek Mythology

mythology. Greek. Hermes. (Roman Mercury)

A Study of Greek and Roman Mythology

The Procession of the Trojan Horse into Troy from Two Sketches depicting the Trojan Horse, about 1760, Oil on canvas, 38.8 x 66.7 cm, by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Giandomenico Tiepolo). From the National Gallery, London. Inv. no. NG3319

The Trojan War Quiz

Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens, Greece.

From Athena to Zeus: Basics of Greek Mythology