Achilles Holding Penthesilea

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Achilles holding the Amazon Queen Penthesilea, whom he fell in love with at the moment he killed her during the Trojan War. Relief from the side of a sarcophagus, c. 180 CE, discovered in Thessaloniki, Greece. Louvre Museum, Paris, France (LP 2584, No usuel Ma 2119).

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Crabben, J. v. d. (2019, May 10). Achilles Holding Penthesilea. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10519/achilles-holding-penthesilea/

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