Odysseus Collection (page 3)

Ulysses and the sirens, Roman mosaic, 3rd century AD. From the Odyssey by Homer. Located in the collection of the Bardo Museum, Tunisia

Roman wall-painting, Ulysees and the Sirens, Pompeii, 1st century. Depicts scene from Homers Odyssey in which Ulysses (Odysseus)

Odysseus and his companions put out the eye of Polyphemus, 7th century BC
Odysseus and his companions put out the eye of Polyphemus, from a Greek vase found in Argos, now at Argos Museum, 7th century BC

Detail of a sarcophagus showing Odysseus and the sirens
Detail of an Etruscan sarcophagus showing Odysseus and the sirens (the lid is from a separate sarcophagus), from the British Museums collection

The Goddess Calypso rescues Ulysses, 1630. Artist: Poelenburgh, Cornelis, van (1594 / 95-1667)
The Goddess Calypso rescues Ulysses, 1630. Found in the collection of the Hallwylska Museet, Stockholm

Philoctetes aiming the bow of Hercules at Odysseus, 1790. Artist: Carstens, Asmus Jacob (1754-1798)
Philoctetes aiming the bow of Hercules at Odysseus, 1790. Found in the collection of the Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Roman wall-painting from the House of the Dioscuri in Pompeii, 1st centruy
Roman wall-painting from the House of the Dioscuri in Pompeii, showing Achilles revealed by Diomedes and Odysseus in Scyros. From the National Museum in Naples, 1st century

Roman wallpainting of Achilles hiding in Scyros, the House of the Dioscuri, Pompeii
Roman wallpainting of Achilles hiding in Scyros (Greek island) revealed by Diomedes and Odysseus. From the House of the Dioscuri, Pompeii

Ulysses on Ogygia, 1864. Artist: Noel Paton
Ulysses on Ogygia, 1864. Ulysses or Odysseus, mythical king of Ithaca, hero of Homers Odyssey, was shipwrecked on the island of Ogygia

Ship of Odysseus (Ulysses), King of Ithaca
Ship of Odysseus (Ulysses) King of Ithaca. His adventures are told in Homers Odyssey. Warned by the sorceress Circe of the danger of the irresistible song of the Sirens

Archaic bronze of Odysseus and a ram, escaping from the cave of Polyphemus. In the Delphi Museum in Greece

A Word to The Wise, 1870. Artist: Joseph Swain
A Word to The Wise, 1870. In this cartoon, Britannia takes on the mantle of Homers Pallas Athene, with Wilhelm I of Prussia dressed (apart from the headgear) as Ulysses

The Bow of Ulysses, 1875. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Bow of Ulysses, 1875. The Liberal opposition had to choose a new leader following Mr Gladstones resignation from office following the Liberal defeat in the General Election of 1874

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