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Ulysse/Odysseus and the Sirens Fresco from Pompeii – mid-1st century AD, British Museum.
The fresco of Ulysses and the Sirens is a famous work of art depicting an episode from the ancient Greek epic poem "The Odyssey," attributed to Homer. In this fresco, we see Ulysses, the Greek hero, tied to the mast of his ship to resist the temptation of the sirens (Homer, Odyssey, Book XII).
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The fresco of Ulysses and the Sirens is a famous work of art depicting an episode from the ancient Greek epic poem "The Odyssey," attributed to Homer. In this fresco, we see Ulysses, the Greek hero, tied to the mast of his ship to resist the temptation of the sirens (Homer, Odyssey, Book XII).
#history #mythology #ancientart