Thetis Dipping Achilles into the River Styx

Illustration

Mark Cartwright
by Antoine Borel
published on 11 January 2017

A painting by Antoine Borel (1743-1810) depicting Thetis dipping Achilles into the River Styx to make him immortal.

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