
Scenes from Homer's 'The Iliad' in ancient art | OUPblog
Dec 14, 2013 · Given its central role in Ancient Greek culture, various poignant moments in Homer’s The Iliad can be found on the drinking cups, water jars, mixing bowls, vases, plates, …
The Most Famous Artworks Depicting Scenes From Homer’s Iliad
Oct 11, 2024 · Homer’s The Iliad, which recounts the fabled story of the Trojan War, is perhaps the most famous of ancient Greek literary works. Its subject matter is rousing and electrifying …
Homer’s Iliad: The Consolation of Art - MutualArt
Nov 2, 2022 · Written around 800 BC, roughly four hundred years after the Trojan War is believed to have taken place, Homer’s Iliad is one of the oldest complete works of literature still read …
The Iliad’s Influence on Art and Visual Representation
Oct 17, 2024 · This article aims to explore the various ways in which The Iliad has inspired and shaped visual representations throughout history, from ancient Greek pottery to contemporary …
Characters from The Iliad in ancient art - OUPblog
Nov 16, 2013 · Given its epic nature and crucial role in Greek education, many of the characters in the Iliad can be found in ancient art. From the hero Achilles to Hector’s charioteer, these …
Pictorial Atlas to Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey (1892)
Jan 22, 2013 · This Pictorial Atlas is a collection of over 225 illustrations depicting all the major representations of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey as can be found in classical antiquity.
Gods and mythological creatures in The Iliad in ancient art
Dec 7, 2013 · In the following slideshow, images from Barry B. Powell’s new free verse translation of The Iliad by Homer illustrate the gods’ various appearances and roles throughout the epic …
The Most Famous Artworks Depicting Scenes From Homer’s Iliad
Oct 11, 2024 · Homer’s The Iliad, which recounts the fabled story of the Trojan War, is perhaps the most famous of ancient Greek literary works. Its subject matter is rousing and electrifying …
Homer | The Iliad | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Title: The Iliad Author: Homer (Greek, active 13th or 8th century BCE) Translator: Alexander Pope (British, 1688–1744) Publisher: F. J. Du Roveray (London) Illustrator: Henry Fuseli (Swiss, …
Homer’s ‘Iliad’ sparks generations of art - The Berkshire Eagle
Aug 14, 2013 · A writer scholars know little about, he lived on the cusp of the Archaic age of art in Greece, sometime in the 7th or 8th century BCE. He wrote down "The Iliad" and "The …
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