Ayax y Ulises pretenden las armas de Aquiles se le adjudican a Ulises

Title

Ayax y Ulises pretenden las armas de Aquiles se le adjudican a Ulises

Period

1800-1850;

Geographic

Troy

Asia Minor

Ancient Greece

Description

This engraving illustrates the Greek leaders of the Trojan war listening to a debate between Ajax and Ulysses. There is a contest between these two men to see who should be awarded the armour and weapons of the great Achilles. Ajax and Ulysses are depicted speaking to the judges as they debate who is more worthy of receiving Achilles’ weapons. Ajax believes he should be the one to inherit Achilles’ things as he is related to him. Ulysses believes he should be the one to receive Achilles’ things as he is the one who got Achilles to participate in the Trojan war in the first place. The Greek leaders are depicted on the right side of the engraving listening to Ajax and Ulysses as they decide who should be the recipient of the armor. The winner ends up being Ulysses

Image Creator

D. José Assensio (Engraver)

Type

Text

Engraving

Identifier

mta:25121

Language

spa

Source Name

Metamorfoseos o Transformaciones de Ovidio, Traducidos al Castellano con Algunas Notas Para su Inteligencia, Por Don Francisco Crivell [Metamorphoses or Transformations of Ovid, Translated into Castilian with Notes for your Intelligence, By Don Francisco Crivell]

Parent Collection

Metamorfoseos o Transformaciones de Ovidio Traducidos al Castellano. Engravings by D. Jose Assensio (1819)

Image

mta_25121_OBJ.jpg

Collection

Ovid's Metamorphoses

Subject

Ulysses

Ajax

Achilles

Trojan War

Mythology