Trojan War Kids T-Shirts

In ancient Greek mythology, epic poetry, and classical Roman literature and myth, Odysseus was a legendary warrior hero in the Trojan War. He was the king of the ancient Greek island of Ithaca and the main protagonist of Homer's epic poem, the Odyssey.

Roman Fresco from Pompeii relating the sacrifice of Iphigenia in Aulis by her father Agamemnon. leader of the Greek host attacking Troy

Digital remaster of Cressida by Edward John Poynter.

Love ancient Greece? Epic Greek history, literature & poetry? The legendary works of Homer, The Iliad, Odyssey? Funny Greek epic Odyssey design for all who love Ancient Greek myth & civilization and the story of Odysseus amd the cyclops Polyphemus.

Penthesilea as represented on the Exekias Amphora from the British Museum.

Hero of the Trojan War - Smite

The Trojan Horse is a story from the Trojan War about the trick/plan that the Greeks used to enter the independent city of Troy and win the war. In the "official" version, after a fruitless 10-year siege; .the Greeks built an enormous wooden horse with a hollow belly in which men could hide. After the Greeks convinced their foes that this structure was a peace offering, the Trojans happily accepted it and brought the horse within their fortified city. That night, as the Trojans slept, Greeks hidden inside snuck out the trap door. Then, they proceeded to slaughter and decisively defeat the Trojans. Can it be true? TROY exists ... I have been there... but no HORSE! In any case, the story has won a permanent place in the Western imag...

A beautiful 1st century Roman Fresco from the House of the Vettii in Pompeii, destroyed by the Mount Vesuvius eruption of 79 AD

Helen of Troy - Dante Gabriel Rossetti

During the Trojan war, Achilles released Hector's body to his father Priam, so the Trojan could give him a proper burial. The god Hermes, accompanied Priam to Achilles' tent.

Cassandra - Evelyn De Morgan Cassandra, given the gift of prophesy, is pictured here insane, as Troy burns in the background.

A cool portrait of the legendary author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, father of epic poetry wearing red sunglasses

A cool portrait of the legendary author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, father of epic poetry

Images based on Homer’s account of the ancient war waged to recover Helen of Troy. Included is the mask of a Greek warrior and two swords. The text is the first lines of the poem, giving a short summary of the story.

This comic strip tells the myth of Achilles... and then counters it with the very likely reality of the epic hero. I mean, getting shot in the heel and then just dying because of it isn't massively likely, is it? Drawn in a lighthearted line-art style, this illustration comes from the webcomic site Greek Myth Comix

Digital remaster of the Homer oil painting by Girolamo Troppa.

Ancient Greek mythology and history is full of epic tales and love stories. The LGBT relationship between Achilles and Patroclus is a key element in the Trojan War and Greek epic poem Iliad by Homer. Cool Greek mythology gift for LBGT & gay friends.

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Patroclus and Achilles from the song of Achilles by Madeline miller

In ancient Greek mythology, epic poetry, and classical Roman literature, Odysseus was a legendary warrior hero in the Trojan War. He was the king of the ancient Greek island of Ithaca and the main protagonist of Homer's epic poem, the Odyssey.

When Achilles was killed during the Trojan war, Ajax collect and brought his body back to the Greek camp so he could receive proper funerals. Design from the Francois vase, a 6th century BC Greek vase found in Italy and made in Athens.

Still amused.

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Digital art of Achilles, the legendary Greek warrior, as depicted in the 2004 film Troy. The scene is from the duel at Achilles has with Hector, where Hector is beginning to understand that he can't win the fight.

Homer is the legendary author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are the central works of ancient Greek literature.

By the end of the Iliad, Andromache grabs her husband Hector's wrist and begs him not to go to battle against the Greeks. She knows he won't come back alive and will be killed by Achilles.

The design shows a stylized Greek shield and a Greek Corynthian helmet of the ancient warrior Achilles. Achilles was an almost invulnerable warrior of Greek mythology who died while fighting in ancient Troy.

In archaic & ancient Greek mythology & classical Roman literature, Odysseus was a legendary warrior hero in the Trojan War. King of the ancient Greek island of Ithaca & the protagonist of Homer's epic, the Odyssey.

Portrait of Aeneas carrying his elderly father Anchises to safety from Troy as it falls to the Greeks. Although a character in the Iliad, Aeneas received full narrative treatment in Virgil's epic poem AENEID, which follows his wanderings from Troy to Italy and casts him as an ancestor of Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome.

In Ancient Greek and Roman mythology & archaic bronze age history, the Judgement of Paris was a contest between the Greek goddesses Aphrodite, Hera and Athena for the prize of a golden apple addressed "To the fairest." Perfect for a Greek wedding.

This design features an iconic ancient Greek pottery motif between a hoplite and Persian warrior along with some of the most important and famous battles of the Greco-Persian Wars that lasted from 499 - 449 BC between the ancient Greek City-States and the Achaemenid Persian Empire. These battles include MARATHON - THERMOPYLAE - ARTEMISIUM - SALAMIS - PLATAEA - MYCALE - EURYMEDON - LADE - CYPRUS - SARDIS. Part of the Ancient History, Greek History and the Persian Wars Collection.

Agamemnon is one of the most distinguished heroes of ancient Greek mythology. According to Homer's Iliad Agamemnon commanded the ancient Greeks in the Trojan War.

The iconic ancient bronze death mask of the ancient Mycenaean Kings. Part of the Ancient History and Bronze Age Collection

Portrait of Penthesiliea, Queen of the Amazons and ally of Troy, whose battle with Achilles was featured in AETHIOPIS, the third installment in the Trojan Cycle/Epic Cycle (ILIAD being the second installment).

Heraldic panthers. I recreated a design from a 7th century BC bronze shield dedicated to the Temple of Zeus in Olympia, Greece.

Digital drawing based on the famous marble sculpture.