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Troy (Extinct city)

Ancient Homeric-era city in northwest Asia Minor; it is known as the setting for the Greek myth of the Trojan war

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  • The plain of Troy. Engraving by W. Skelton.
  • Aeneas carrying his father Anchises on his shoulders holding the household gods, as they escape from the sack of Troy. Colour relief etching by Elisha Kirkall, 1722, after Ugo da Carpi, 1518, after Raphael.
  • Aeneas carrying his father Anchises on his shoulders holding the household gods, as they escape from the sack of Troy. Colour relief etching by Elisha Kirkall, 1722, after Ugo da Carpi, 1518, after Raphael.
  • Aeneas is standing with his father Anchises on his shoulders as he rescues him from the fire of Troy, and he receives the household gods from his wife, Creusa. Engraving by G. Audran after D. Zampieri, il Domenichino.
  • Achilles cutting off a lock of his hair in mourning over the body of Patroclus. Engraving by P. Lombard, 1660, after A. van Diepenbeeck.
  • Aeneas carrying Anchises on his shoulders, while also leading his son Ascanius away from the fire of Troy. Coloured woodcut by L. Büsinck after G. Lallemand.
  • Achilles dragging the body of Hector around Troy. Mezzotint after G. Hamilton, 1794.

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Trojan War
Anchises (Legendary character)
Patroclus (Greek mythology)
Fathers and sons
Mourning customs
Refugees