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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).
Crabben, J. v. d. (2019, May 10). Achilles Holding Penthesilea. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10519/achilles-holding-penthesilea/
Crabben, Jan van der. "Achilles Holding Penthesilea." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 10, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10519/achilles-holding-penthesilea/.
Crabben, Jan van der. "Achilles Holding Penthesilea." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 10 May 2019. Web. 14 Apr 2021.
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