This image shows a map of the world ""according to the Greek poet Homer."" In his Iliad, the world is a round plain encircled by a great river known as Oceanus, The sky is a great concave roof propped up by pillars that the mighty Atlas upholds. On the largte, flat disc of the earth is a sort of belt or zone that includes the lands of which he was aware. To the north are milk-fed nomads. Near the banks of Oceanus are the pygmies. Mentioned are Thracia, Libya, Phryges, Pontus Pelagus, and others. Homer's Odyssey includes many more names, including Scylla and Charybdis.
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This image shows a map of the world ""according to the Greek poet Homer."" In his Iliad, the world is a round plain encircled by a great river known as Oceanus, The sky is a great concave roof propped up by pillars that the mighty Atlas upholds. On the largte, flat disc of the earth is a sort of belt or zone that includes the lands of which he was aware. To the north are milk-fed nomads. Near the banks of Oceanus are the pygmies. Mentioned are Thracia, Libya, Phryges, Pontus Pelagus, and others. Homer's Odyssey includes many more names, including Scylla and Charybdis.

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UMG24A06_489

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Droits gérés

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48,9Mo (1,9Mo) / 32,6cm x 37,6cm / 3852 x 4440 (300dpi)

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