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Intaglio depicting Ajax the Lesser raping Cassandra
The Trojan princess Cassandra, daughter of King Priam and Queen Hecuba, foretold the destruction of Troy. During the fall of the city, she was raped by Ajax the Lesser on the altar of Athena. In punishment, Ajax’s ship was wrecked by a storm sent by ...
Greek coin
Obv.: Head of Persephone r. Rev.: Ajax son of Oileus in fighting attitude r. Stater (silver) Mint: Locri Opuntii, ca. 350 BCE Harry Stern Collection, bequest of Kurt Stern, London 76.01375 Diam: 24 mm; Weight: 11.71 gr Numismatics Photo © The Israel ...
