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Hecuba and Polymestor
Hecuba and Polymestor. On her way into slavery in Greece following the fall of Troy, Queen Hecuba, assisted by other captive Trojan women, gouges out the eyes of Polymestor, King of Thrace, in revenge for the murder of her last surviving child Polydorus, who had been sent to Thrace for safekeeping during the Trojan War.
Location
British Library/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
AR9115336
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
4576px × 5201px
Photo Credit
© British Library Board / Robana / Art Resource, NY
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Aristocracy
ARISTOCRATS
art genres
attacking
avenge
AVENGING
BOURGEOISE
Crime
felony
Female
females
Fighting Scene
gentlemen
government occupations
Greece
GREEK MYTHOLOGY
HOMICIDE
ILLEGAL
king
Murder
MYTHOLOGY
religious event
religious events BY NAME
Revenge
Royalty
Slavery
vengeance
violent activity
Woman
Women