
Légende
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.
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Ivy Close Images
Notre référence
UMG24A06_489
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
48,9Mo (1,9Mo) / 32,6cm x 37,6cm / 3852 x 4440 (300dpi)