Sujet

Palladium or palladion

Légende

In Greek and Roman mythology, the palladium or palladion was a cult image, on which the safety of Troy and later Rome was said to depend, the wooden statue (xoanon) of Pallas Athena that Odysseus and Diomedes stole from Troy , was later taken to the future site of Rome by Aeneas. Engraving from 'Tableaux du temple des muses' (1655) by Michel de Marolles (1600 - 1681), known as the abbé de Marolles; a French churchman and translator.

Date

17e siècle

Crédit

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Notre référence

ARP23A10_056

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

60,0Mo (7,8Mo) / 32,2cm x 46,7cm / 3803 x 5514 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Greek mythology Greek Roman mythology palladium palladion cult Troy Rome depend wooden statue xoanon Pallas Athena Odysseus Diomedes stole Aeneas Engraving Tableaux temple des muses Michel de Marolles abbé de Marolles French churchman Greek mythology