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Minerva Incites Odysseus to Ask for the Bow
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Minerva Incites Odysseus to Ask for the Bow

Theodoor van Thulden · 1632 - 1633 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Minerva visits the sleeping Odysseus and urges him to go to the palace and string the bow. In the background, Penelope shows Odysseus's bow to her suitors and announces that she will marry whoever can string it.

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Credit lineMinerva zet Odysseus aan om de boog te vragen. 1632 - 1633. Theodoor van Thulden. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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