In a 17th-century etching, the Thracian king Rhesus is killed by the Achaean warrior Diomedes. Diomedes strikes his spear into the body of the now-dead Rhesus. Two of Diomedes' fellow soldiers can be seen on the left, and Odysseus steals the famous horses from the king of Thrace on the right. Troy's fortified city and the Achaean army can be faintly made out in the distance. The Latin definition of the scene is provided in the margin below.
Caption Etching with Diomedes killing Rhesus
Mythic people Odysseus (Hero), Diomedes (Hero) ,Rhesus (King)
Type Other
Artist/Creator Crispijn van de Passe (printmaker)
Origin Utrecht, Netherlands
Current position Rijksmuseum, Netherlands
Index number RP-P-OB-16.041
Dating 1613 AD
Notes
Ο Διομήδης σκοτώνει τον Ρήσο | Europeana
Diomedes doodt Rhesus, Crispijn van de Passe (I), 1613 - Rijksmuseum
Το ίδιο θέμα αποτυπώνεται σε έργο χαρακτικής του 1710 από τον Bernard Picart βλ. Diomedes kills Rhesus | Europeana
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