Achilles slays Hector at Otira Gorge

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Achilles slays Hector at Otira Gorge

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Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

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Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Description

etching 535 x 640 mm - Hector, a prince and warrior of Troy, challenges Achilles to a duel only to die at his hands. Angered by the atrocities committed by the Trojans, Achilles later refuses to observe the usual customs afforded to the dead, instead desecrating the body of his foe by dragging it behind his chariot. Auckland Art Gallery Toi o T...

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Date created

2003

Creator

Marian Maguire

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https://www.aucklandartgallery.com/explore-art-and-ideas/artwork/13434

Related subjects

night / gorges (landforms) / warriors / myths / Illyrian helmets / spears (weapons) / armour / breastplates (body armor) / Southern Myths / Print

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