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Apollo and Neptune Building the Walls of Troy
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Apollo and Neptune build the walls of Troy in service of Laomedon, the king of Troy. He refuses to pay them, whereupon Neptune sends a sea monster to destroy Troy. In the background Hesione, the daughter of Laomedon, who is rescued by Hercules after being chained to a rock as an offering to the sea monster.
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Credit lineApollo en Neptunus bouwen de muren van Troje. 1569. Virgilius Solis. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
