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Women in Homer's Odyssey by John Flaxman (1755-1828)


In “The Odyssey”, Homer created several types of women, all of them showing varying degrees of connection to the hero who had returned from the Trojan War. The Englishman John Flaxman (1755-1828) illustrated one of the many editions of this work.

Na “Odisseia” criou Homero vários tipos de mulher todas com maior ou menor ligação ao herói regressado da guerra de Tróia. O Inglês John Flaxman (1755-1828) ilustrou uma das muitas edições desta obra.


John Flaxman (1755-1828)-'Odysseus, bewailing the fate of his companions, begs Circe to restore them to their original shape'-illustration-1810

John Flaxman (1755-1828)-Leucothea gives her vail to save Odysseus'-illustration-1810

John Flaxman (1755-1828)-Hermes orders Calypso to release Odysseus'-illustration-1810

John Flaxman (1755-1828)-'Nausikaa leads Odysseus to the palace of her father (king Alcinoos)-illustration-1810

John Flaxman (1755-1828)-'the suitors discover Penelop's ruse'-illustration-1810

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