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Sosinos of Gortyn, bronze founder. Funerary stele (early 4th BCE). 100 x 60 cm MA 769
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Sosinos of Gortyn, bronze founder. Funerary stele (early 4t...

Smokehole or "fumarole" in the mud of the crater of Solfatara, one of the extinvt volcanoes of the Phlegrean Fields near Pozzuoli,Italy. Such a sight may have inspired the myth of the Cyclops Poliphem,the one- eyed giant of the Odyssee.
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Smokehole or "fumarole" in the mud of the crater of Solfatara, one of the ex...

The harbour of the giant Cyclops.A small bay at the foot of Mount Posillipo,invisible from the landward side.Here the blinded giant threw rocks at Ulysses and his men.
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The harbour of the giant Cyclops.A small bay at the foot of Mount Posillipo,...

Ancient olivetree near the Gulf of Ithea.
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Ancient olivetree near the Gulf of Ithea.

Stromboli,the volcanic island, in Greek myth the home of Aiolos,whom the Gods made guardian of the winds. On his return journey,Ulysses lands on Stromboli;Aiolos presents him with a bag of winds.
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Stromboli,the volcanic island, in Greek myth the home of Aiolos,whom the...

The rocky coast of Corsica,in the Odyssee home of the Lestrygones,canibal-giants who devour some of Ulysses companions.
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The rocky coast of Corsica,in the Odyssee home of the Lestrygones,canibal-gian...

Bay in Ithaka,where Ulysses' son Telemach landed. Athena led him safely past the ambush of his mother's suitors.
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Bay in Ithaka,where Ulysses' son Telemach landed. Athena led him safely pa...

A field of poppies in Thessaly.
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A field of poppies in Thessaly.

Ulysses on his raft made of two vases floating on the waves of the sea. Boeotian cotula (cup) (5th BCE) from Thebes, Greece. Height 15 cm
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Ulysses on his raft made of two vases floating on the waves of...

Skiron, the robber, sitting on his rock near Corinth, Greece (from the story of Theseus) Red-figured cup (5th BCE).
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Skiron, the robber, sitting on his rock near Corinth, Greece (from the story o...

Orestes kills Aigisthos with his sword. Left: Chrysothemis fleeing. Attic red-figured pelike (500 BCE), from Caere. Obverse side of 10-01-06/65 Height 35 cm - Inv. IV 3725
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Orestes kills Aigisthos with his sword. Left: Chrysothemis fleei...

Klytaimnestra comes to the aid of her lover Aigisthos restrained by Thaltybios, Agamemnon's herold. Attic red-figured pelike (500 BCE) Reverse side of 10-01-06/64 Height 35 cm - Inv. IV 3725
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Klytaimnestra comes to the aid of her lover Aigisthos restrained by Thaltybios...