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English: Detail from 1884 Engraving of Achilles sacrificing a Trojan youth on Patroclus' funeral pyre - as narrated by Homer in the Iliad 23.181-2. Greek Apulian Red-figure Volute Krater, attributed to the Painter of Darius, ca. 330 BCE. Naples Arch Museum

The original version of this image is the b&w line drawing from Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher, Ausführliches Lexikon der griechischen und römischen Mythologie. Hrsg. von W.H. Roscher. Bd. II-VII - Book 3 N-P

This version of the image has been cropped to focus on Achilles preparing to sacrifice a Trojan on the funeral pyre of Patroklos. The image has been colorized by Kathleen Vail (user:AishaAbdel) and is freely contributed to the public domain.
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Vase: The Painter of Darius Book: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher

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