#trojanwar

The Trojan War Cycle brings together The Iliad, The Odyssey, and surviving poem fragments of the Epic Cycle: The Cypria, Aethiopis, Little Iliad, Iliou Persis, Nostoi, and Telegony, to reconstruct the full myth in sweeping, chronological order. Kickstarter Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tylermileslockett/the-trojan-war-cyle

The Odyssey, traditionally attributed to Homer and composed around the 8th–7th century BCE, recounts the decade-long journey of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, as he attempts to return home after the Trojan War. Although set in a recognizable Mediterranean world, the epic blends myth, memory, and geography in ways that resist literal mapping. Since antiquity, readers have tried to situate Odysseus’ wanderings, from the land of the Cyclopes to the island of Circe, on a real-world map, but the poem functions less as a travelogue and more as a narrative of human resilience, identity, and the testing of heroic virtue. Efforts to anchor these events in actual locations reflect a broader impulse to reconcile mythic storytelling with emerging historical and geographical inquiry in the ancient Greek world.

Patroclus goes into his last battle. Iliad (2025)

(I have up to day 16 finished and colored)

The Iliad Necktie, The Iliad by Homer Tie, Necktie, Literary Gift, The Iliad Tie: The Battle of Achilles and Hector, Book Necktie, Book Tie

“I've been wanting to create some classical mythology-inspired artwork for a long time. This new project is about the myth of Paris: he was the son of king Priam of Troy, Greek mythology and legends describe him as responsible for the Trojan war.” This is photographer @julyhendrix’s adventure into the realm of mythology, embodied by @hesalexnardelli. Giulia continues in the caption: “Paris was asked by the gods to donate a golden apple to the goddess he considered the most beautiful between Aphrodite, Hera and Athena; he awarded the apple to Aphrodite since she offered him the most beautiful woman on Earth, Helen, which was already married to Menelaus of Sparta: Paris took Helen to Troy and this lead to the war. Later, during the war, Paris, guided by Apollo's hand, killed Achilles, throwing an arrow at his foot.” — #beautifulbizarre #julyhendrix #photography #mythology #paris #contemporaryart #trojanwar #artphotography #fineartphotography #art #artist https://www.instagram.com/p/CnyGrA9Iab_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Credits to: @paunchsalazar as i used their sketch to make this painting.