In Thrinacia, Odysseus sleeps while his men devour cattle belonging to Helios, the sun god. Illustration to book XII of Homer's Odyssey., Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on laid paper, lined, A man reclines on the ground, in foreground. In the middle distance a group of figures, some of them roasting food over an open fire. In the distance, right, a ship is harboured., Netherlands, 1590–1599, albums (bound) & books, Drawing

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