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The Iliad

Illustrations

Alexander Pope translation · Edition 2

HOMER INVOKING THE MUSE

MARS

MINERVA REPRESSING THE FURY OF ACHILLES

THE DEPARTURE OF BRISEIS FROM THE TENT OF ACHILLES

THETIS CALLING BRIAREUS TO THE ASSISTANCE OF JUPITER

THETIS ENTREATING JUPITER TO HONOUR ACHILLES

VULCAN

JUPITER

THE APOTHEOSIS OF HOMER

JUPITER SENDING THE EVIL DREAM TO AGAMEMNON

NEPTUNE

VENUS, DISGUISED, INVITING HELEN TO THE CHAMBER OF PARIS

VENUS PRESENTING HELEN TO PARIS

VENUS

Map, titled “GRÆCIÆ ANTIQUÆ”

THE COUNCIL OF THE GODS

Map of the Plain of Troy

VENUS, WOUNDED IN THE HAND, CONDUCTED BY IRIS TO MARS

OTUS AND EPHIALTES HOLDING MARS CAPTIVE

DIOMED CASTING HIS SPEAR AT MARS

JUNO

HECTOR CHIDING PARIS

THE MEETING OF HECTOR AND ANDROMACHE

BOWS AND BOW CASE

IRIS

HECTOR AND AJAX SEPARATED BY THE HERALDS

GREEK AMPHORA—WINE VESSELS

JUNO AND MINERVA GOING TO ASSIST THE GREEKS

THE HOURS TAKING THE HORSES FROM JUNO’S CAR

THE SHIELD OF ACHILLES

PLUTO

THE EMBASSY TO ACHILLES

GREEK GALLEY

PROSERPINE

ACHILLES

DIOMED AND ULYSSES RETURNING WITH THE SPOILS OF RHESUS

THE DESCENT OF DISCORD

HERCULES

POLYDAMAS ADVISING HECTOR

GREEK ALTAR

NEPTUNE RISING FROM THE SEA

GREEK EARRINGS

SLEEP ESCAPING FROM THE WRATH OF JUPITER

GREEK SHIELD

BACCHUS

AJAX DEFENDING THE GREEK SHIPS

CASTOR AND POLLUX

Buckles

DIANA

SLEEP AND DEATH CONVEYING THE BODY OF SARPEDON TO LYCIA

ÆSCULAPIUS

FIGHT FOR THE BODY OF PATROCLUS

VULCAN FROM AN ANTIQUE GEM

THETIS ORDERING THE NEREIDS TO DESCEND INTO THE SEA

JUNO COMMANDING THE SUN TO SET

TRIPOD

THETIS AND EURYNOME RECEIVING THE INFANT VULCAN

VULCAN AND CHARIS RECEIVING THETIS

THETIS BRINGING THE ARMOUR TO ACHILLES

HERCULES

THE GODS DESCENDING TO BATTLE

CENTAUR

ACHILLES CONTENDING WITH THE RIVERS

THE BATH

ANDROMACHE FAINTING ON THE WALL

THE FUNERAL PILE OF PATROCLUS

CERES

HECTOR’S BODY AT THE CAR OF ACHILLES

THE JUDGMENT OF PARIS

IRIS ADVISES PRIAM TO OBTAIN THE BODY OF HECTOR

FUNERAL OF HECTOR

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