Weighing Fate of Memnon and Achilles

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In Greek mythology, Memnon fought for the Trojans After he killed Antilochus, a friend of the Greek hero Achilles. Achilles fought him in battle. Zeus, here to the right, and the messenger god Hermes, to the lef, weigh the fate of the two warriors (their life-size figures on the scale) to see which would die in the combat. The fate of Memnon sank and so he was killed. This painting decorated an ancient Greek vase.

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Size: 4466px × 4200px
Photo credit: © Ivy Close Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: achilles, ancient, fate, god, greek, hermes, hero, memnon, messenger, mythology, painting, scale, trojan, troy, vase, war, weighing, zeus