The Iliad
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Illustrations
| HOMER INVOKING THE MUSE |
| MARS |
| MINERVA REPRESSING THE FURY OF ACHILLES |
| THE DEPARTURE OF BRISEIS FROM THE TENT OF ACHILLES |
| THETIS CALLING BRIAREUS TO THE ASSISTANCE OF JUPITER |
| THETIS ENTREATING JUPITER TO HONOUR ACHILLES |
| VULCAN |
| JUPITER |
| THE APOTHEOSIS OF HOMER |
| JUPITER SENDING THE EVIL DREAM TO AGAMEMNON |
| NEPTUNE |
| VENUS, DISGUISED, INVITING HELEN TO THE CHAMBER OF PARIS |
| VENUS PRESENTING HELEN TO PARIS |
| VENUS |
| Map, titled “GRÆCIÆ ANTIQUÆ” |
| THE COUNCIL OF THE GODS |
| Map of the Plain of Troy |
| VENUS, WOUNDED IN THE HAND, CONDUCTED BY IRIS TO MARS |
| OTUS AND EPHIALTES HOLDING MARS CAPTIVE |
| DIOMED CASTING HIS SPEAR AT MARS |
| JUNO |
| HECTOR CHIDING PARIS |
| THE MEETING OF HECTOR AND ANDROMACHE |
| BOWS AND BOW CASE |
| IRIS |
| HECTOR AND AJAX SEPARATED BY THE HERALDS |
| GREEK AMPHORA—WINE VESSELS |
| JUNO AND MINERVA GOING TO ASSIST THE GREEKS |
| THE HOURS TAKING THE HORSES FROM JUNO’S CAR |
| THE SHIELD OF ACHILLES |
| PLUTO |
| THE EMBASSY TO ACHILLES |
| GREEK GALLEY |
| PROSERPINE |
| ACHILLES |
| DIOMED AND ULYSSES RETURNING WITH THE SPOILS OF RHESUS |
| THE DESCENT OF DISCORD |
| HERCULES |
| POLYDAMAS ADVISING HECTOR |
| GREEK ALTAR |
| NEPTUNE RISING FROM THE SEA |
| GREEK EARRINGS |
| SLEEP ESCAPING FROM THE WRATH OF JUPITER |
| GREEK SHIELD |
| BACCHUS |
| AJAX DEFENDING THE GREEK SHIPS |
| CASTOR AND POLLUX |
| Buckles |
| DIANA |
| SLEEP AND DEATH CONVEYING THE BODY OF SARPEDON TO LYCIA |
| ÆSCULAPIUS |
| FIGHT FOR THE BODY OF PATROCLUS |
| VULCAN FROM AN ANTIQUE GEM |
| THETIS ORDERING THE NEREIDS TO DESCEND INTO THE SEA |
| JUNO COMMANDING THE SUN TO SET |
| TRIPOD |
| THETIS AND EURYNOME RECEIVING THE INFANT VULCAN |
| VULCAN AND CHARIS RECEIVING THETIS |
| THETIS BRINGING THE ARMOUR TO ACHILLES |
| HERCULES |
| THE GODS DESCENDING TO BATTLE |
| CENTAUR |
| ACHILLES CONTENDING WITH THE RIVERS |
| THE BATH |
| ANDROMACHE FAINTING ON THE WALL |
| THE FUNERAL PILE OF PATROCLUS |
| CERES |
| HECTOR’S BODY AT THE CAR OF ACHILLES |
| THE JUDGMENT OF PARIS |
| IRIS ADVISES PRIAM TO OBTAIN THE BODY OF HECTOR |
| FUNERAL OF HECTOR |