Achilles Holding Penthesilea

Illustration

by Jan van der Crabben
published on 10 May 2019

Achilles Holding Penthesilea — 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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Jan is the Founder and CEO of Ancient History Encyclopedia, leading the non-profit company to best fulfil its mission to engage people with cultural heritage and to improve history education worldwide. He holds an MA War Studies from King's College.

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Crabben, J. V. D. (2019, May 10). Achilles Holding Penthesilea. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/10519/

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Crabben, Jan V. D. "Achilles Holding Penthesilea." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 10, 2019. https://www.ancient.eu/image/10519/.

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Crabben, Jan V. D. "Achilles Holding Penthesilea." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 10 May 2019. Web. 29 Jan 2020.

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