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Weighing Fate of Achilles

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In Greek mythology, Memnon fought for the Trojans. After he killed Antilochus, a friend of the Greek hero Achiles, Achilles fought him in battle. Zeus (here to the right) and the messenger god Hermes (to the left) weighed the fate of the two warriors (their life-size figures on the scale) to see which would die in the combat. The fate of Memnon sank, and so he was killed. This painting decorated an ancient Greek vase.

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Photo12/Universal Images Group/Ivy Close Images

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UMG24A07_021

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Droits gérés

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23,2Mo (664,9Ko) / 24,8cm x 23,4cm / 2935 x 2760 (300dpi)

Mots clés

time period befor 700 B.C. Memnon Achilles Trojan War Priam ancient Ethiopians Greek mythology Greek myth Greek legend Hephaestus judgment of Memnon and Achilles Zeus Greek gods myth mythology legend ancient Greece Greek religion illustration 1890 time period befor 700 B.C.