Achilles - Versailles, France
Posted by: Metro2
N 48° 48.415 E 002° 06.718
31U E 434796 N 5406372
Achilles was the hero of the Trojan War and Homer's Illiad.
Waymark Code: WMD03E
Location: Île-de-France, France
Date Posted: 10/31/2011
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This 1695 marble sculpture is entitled "Achille a Scyros" or "Achilles at Scyros". It depicts the hero as a young man in flowing robes about to draw his sword. The figure wears a feathered helmet.
Wikipedia has an extensive article about Achilles and the many versions of his legend at (
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Scyros is a Greek island...the site of Theseus' death and Achilles son, Neoptolemus, is said to have come from the island. Read more about it at (
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The artist is Philibert Vigier (1636-1719).