Achilles, Greek warrior hero of Troy

Achilles, Son of Peleus and the Nereid Thetis, bravest of all the Greek warriors at Troy, and central character of Homer's Iliad. Copperplate engraving by Pieter Bodart (1676-1712) from Henricus Spoor's Deorum et Heroum, Virorum et Mulierum Illustrium Imagines Antiquae Illustatae, Gods and Heroes, Men and Women, Illustrated with Antique Images, Petrum, Amsterdam, 1715. First published as FavissE utriusque antiquitatis tam RomanE quam GrEcE in 1707. Henricus Spoor was a Dutch physician, classical scholar, poet and writer, fl. 1694-1716

18th Century Achilles Achilleus Antique Images Brave Deorum Et Heroum Gods And Heroes Greek Myth Henricus Spoor Homer Iliad Medallion Men And Women Nereid Peleus Pieter Bodart Roman Myth Thetis Troy

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