Fresco portraying Phrixus and Helle trying to escape their bitter stepmother by crossing the sea between Europe and Asia on a flying golden ram. Phrixus and Helle, wall painting from Pompeii, 1st century CE (54 cm x 48 cm, Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, Naples).
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Raddato, C. (2024, April 18). Phrixus and Helle, Mural from Pompeii. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18805/phrixus-and-helle-mural-from-pompeii/
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Raddato, Carole. "Phrixus and Helle, Mural from Pompeii." World History Encyclopedia, April 18, 2024. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18805/phrixus-and-helle-mural-from-pompeii/.
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Raddato, Carole. "Phrixus and Helle, Mural from Pompeii." World History Encyclopedia, 18 Apr 2024, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18805/phrixus-and-helle-mural-from-pompeii/.
