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La Guerra di Troia (The Trojan War) , by Giorgio Ferroni. Doctor Faustus (1967), by Richard Burton and Nevill Coghill, stars Elizabeth Taylor as Helen of Troy and Richard Burton as Doctor Faustus. Iphigenia is a 1977 rendering of the prologue to the Trojan War where Agamemnon sacrifices his daughter to appease the Goddess Artemis before sailing ...
The subject of this painting was based on the events of the Trojan War as described in the Iliad. It is known that the painting was commissioned by Empress Catherine II, [15] [4] and the artist worked on it in 1773, [4] [9] although, according to art historian Avraham Kaganovich, "there is no doubt that it was started earlier." [7]
Some of the helmets used by legionaries had a crest holder. [3] The crests were usually made of plumes or horse hair. While the fur is usually red, the crests possibly occurred in other colors, like yellow, purple and black, and possibly in combinations of these colors such as alternating yellow and black.
In Greek mythology, Hector (/ ˈ h ɛ k t ər /; Ἕκτωρ, Hektōr, pronounced) is a Trojan prince, a hero and the greatest warrior for Troy during the Trojan War. He is a major character in Homer's Iliad, where he leads the Trojans and their allies in the defense of Troy, killing countless Greek warriors.
Ajax appears in the middle, bent over his sword which he is placing in the ground. There is a tree to one side of him and his suit of armor (with his helmet facing the scene and a gorgoneion on his shield, looking out at the viewer) to the other side. There is a line of geometric decoration at the top of the scene and at the bottom of the amphora.
Ajax the Lesser by Francesco Sabatelli, 1829 Scene from the Trojan War: Cassandra clings to the Palladium, the wooden cult image of Athene, while Ajax the Lesser is about to drag her away in front of her father Priam (standing on the left). Fresco from the atrium of the Casa del Menandro (I 10, 4) in Pompeii.
Ajax at first gets the better of the encounter, wounding Hector with his spear and knocking him down with a large stone, [8] but Hector battles on until the heralds, acting at the direction of Zeus, call a draw, with the two combatants exchanging gifts, Ajax giving Hector his "war-belt, glistening purple" and Hector giving Ajax his "silver ...
Pages in category "Ancient Greek helmets" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Attic helmet; B.