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Ancient / Homer / Iliad / Cycles / Milan, Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Cod. F 205 Inf. (Ambrosian Iliad) / Manuscript
Ancient / Homer / Iliad / Book I: Agamemnon has to return Chryseis to her father and takes instead Briseis, who had been promised to Achilles, causing his wrath / vv. 34-42: Chryses pray to Apollo for vengeance
Ancient / Homer / Iliad / Book I: Agamemnon has to return Chryseis to her father and takes instead Briseis, who had been promised to Achilles, causing his wrath / v. 52: The Greek cremate the victims of the plague
Ancient / Homer / Iliad / Book I: Agamemnon has to return Chryseis to her father and takes instead Briseis, who had been promised to Achilles, causing his wrath / vv. 54-67: Achilles summons the Greek princes and suggests to ask Calchas about the reason for the plague
Ancient / Homer / Iliad / Book I: Agamemnon has to return Chryseis to her father and takes instead Briseis, who had been promised to Achilles, causing his wrath / vv. 44-52: Moved by Chryses's prayer, Apollo sends the plague over the Greeks

Further details

At the top left Calchas outside a temple, then Apollo shooting the Greeks, at the bottom right cremation, at the top right Achilles (only feet visible) addressing the Greek princes

Artist or creator

Constantinople or
Alexandria

Date

5th century (late) - 6th century (early)

Location

Milan, Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Cod. F 205 Inf.

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

Ilias Ambrosiana, Cod. F. 205. P. Inf. Bibliothecae Ambrosianae Mediolanensis, Fontes Ambrosiani 28, Berne 1953

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Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Kress foundation

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