Homeric Collection

Death of Hector by Achilles during the Trojan War
Greek hero Achilles dragging Hectors body behind his chariot in the Trojan wars. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

RMS Homeric - Ocean Liner for the White Star Line Date: circa 1920s

Homeric cosmogony. Map of the Earth based on the myths and knowledge of the Ancient Greeks at the time of Homer (1st or 2nd millennium BC)

Homer (c. 8th century). Greek epic poet. Bust. Copy of an ori
Homer (c.8th century). Greek epic poet. Bust. Copy of an original from 2nd century BC. Capitoline Museums, Rome, Italy. Rome. Italy

Large Homeric vase and pedestal. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co
FLO4689234 Large Homeric vase and pedestal. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co. from Frederick Rathone's Old Wedgwood

Roman silver-gilt drinking cup depicting King Priam of Troy appealing to Achilles for
BAL26156 Roman silver-gilt drinking cup depicting King Priam of Troy appealing to Achilles for the return of his son Hectors body, found in a chieftains grave at Hoby, Denmark

Odysseus in the Land of the Dead, 1929 (litho)
3060297 Odysseus in the Land of the Dead, 1929 (litho) by Wyeth, Newell Convers (1882-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

White Star Line - assorted metal souvenirs
White Star Line - metal souvenirs from RMS Homeric, Majestic, Doric and Britannic. Ashtray with five ridges for cigarettes. Ashtray with four ridges for cigarettes

White Star Line - white metal souvenirs
White Star Line - white metal on board souvenirs for the RMS Homeric, Baltic, Megantic, and Doric. Date: early 20th century

Ocean Liners - selection of jigsaw puzzles and books. Victory plywood jigsaw puzzle of RMS Queen Mary. Victory plywood jigsaw puzzle of Southampton Docks, aerial view featuring Olympic, Majestic

White Star Line, Olympic, Homeric, Majestic, cover design
White Star Line - promotional brochure cover design for the Olympic, Homeric and Majestic, The World's Largest Liners, over 20 pages. Date: 1923

White Star Line, RMS Homeric, brochure cover
White Star Line, RMS Homeric - soft cover brochure, with a good selection of interior images. 8 x 9 inches. Date: 1922

White Star Line - whisky tot in the shape of a golfball
White Star Line - rare RMS Homeric yellow metal golfball whisky tot

White Star Line - RMS Homeric brochure
White Star Line - RMS Homeric First Class American promotional brochure

White Star Line - Souvenir of cruise, 4 October 1933. Date: 1933

Greek art. Attic krater painted with black figures representing an Homeric battle around the body of a dead warrior (possibly Patroclus). Found at Pharsala. Dated circa 530 BCE. Detail

The Greeks Climb out of the Wooden Horse, illustration from Newnes Pictorial Book of Knowledge (litho)
IL281022 The Greeks Climb out of the Wooden Horse, illustration from Newnes Pictorial Book of Knowledge (litho) by Tennant, C. Dudley (1867-1952) (after); Private Collection

The Death of Meleager (pen & ink with gouache on paper)
AMO418075 The Death of Meleager (pen & ink with gouache on paper) by Lippi, Filippino (c.1457-1504); 22.6x23 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Leda and the Swan, c. 1570 (oil on canvas)
ALG279346 Leda and the Swan, c.1570 (oil on canvas) by Tintoretto, Jacopo Robusti (1518-94); 162x218 cm; Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

Bowl with scenes from the Iliad and the Aethiopis (stone) (b / w photo)
AMQ367626 Bowl with scenes from the Iliad and the Aethiopis (stone) (b/w photo) by Greek; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; Greek, out of copyright

Aeneas and Anchises escaping from Troy, c. 1587 (pen & ink and oil with white heightening)
ALI412343 Aeneas and Anchises escaping from Troy, c.1587 (pen & ink and oil with white heightening) by Barocci or Baroccio, Federico Fiori (c.1535-1612); 33.9x46.1 cm; Galleria Borghese, Rome, Lazio

The sirens, 1929 (litho)
3060298 The sirens, 1929 (litho) by Wyeth, Newell Convers (1882-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Published in The Odyssey of Homer by George Herbert Palmer in 1929; The Odyssey is one of two)

Proteus, the old man of the sea, 1929 (litho)
3060292 Proteus, the old man of the sea, 1929 (litho) by Wyeth, Newell Convers (1882-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Aeneas and Anchises (marble) (see also 277549 & 277550)
ALI277548 Aeneas and Anchises (marble) (see also 277549 & 277550) by Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680); Galleria Borghese, Rome, Lazio, Italy; Alinari

Attic black-figure amphora depicting scenes from the Trojan War (ceramic
HSC249022 Attic black-figure amphora depicting scenes from the Trojan War (ceramic) (detail of 249017) by Antimenes Painter (fl.c.530-c.510 BC) (manner of); height

Wedgwood black basalt Homeric vase and pedestal (autotype)
6014477 Wedgwood black basalt Homeric vase and pedestal (autotype) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wedgwood black basalt Homeric vase and pedestal)

Ulysses and Penelope, from the Macellum, Pompeii, 1st BC-1st AD century (fresco) (b / w photo)
ALI230739 Ulysses and Penelope, from the Macellum, Pompeii, 1st BC-1st AD century (fresco) (b/w photo) by Roman; Area archeologica di Pompei, Naples, Campania, Italy; Alinari

Bowl with scenes from the Iliad and the Aethiopis (stone) (b / w photo)
AMQ367627 Bowl with scenes from the Iliad and the Aethiopis (stone) (b/w photo) by Greek; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; Greek, out of copyright

AEneas and His Father Fleeing Troy, c. 1635 (oil on canvas)
873961 neas and His Father Fleeing Troy, c.1635 (oil on canvas) by Vouet, Simon (1590-1649); 140.34 x110.01 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; eSan Diego Museum of Art; Museum purchase; French

Fight of Achilles with the River Scamander (pen and black and grey wash on paper)
XKH141623 Fight of Achilles with the River Scamander (pen and black and grey wash on paper) by Runge, Philipp Otto (1777-1810); Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; German, out of copyright

Attic black-figure amphora depicting scenes from the Trojan War (ceramic
HSC249020 Attic black-figure amphora depicting scenes from the Trojan War (ceramic) (see also 249016-18 & 249022) by Antimenes Painter (fl.c.530-c.510 BC) (manner of); height

Large Homeric vase and pedestal. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co. from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood

Polyphemus, from The Childrens Hour: Stories from the Classics
IL262829 Polyphemus, from The Childrens Hour: Stories from the Classics, published by the Waverley Book Company (colour litho) by Brock

Circe, from The Childrens Hour: Stories from the Classics
IL262831 Circe, from The Childrens Hour: Stories from the Classics, published by the Waverley Book Company (colour litho) by Brock

The Story of Telemachus, plate for printing on Toile de Jouy fabric (copper)
XIR271731 The Story of Telemachus, plate for printing on Toile de Jouy fabric (copper) by French School, (18th century); Musee Lambinet, Versailles

The raft of Odysseus, 1929 (litho)
3060294 The raft of Odysseus, 1929 (litho) by Wyeth, Newell Convers (1882-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Published in The Odyssey of Homer by George Herbert Palmer in 1929; The Odyssey is one)

Eumaeus, the swineherd, 1929 (litho)
3060299 Eumaeus, the swineherd, 1929 (litho) by Wyeth, Newell Convers (1882-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Published in The Odyssey of Homer by George Herbert Palmer in 1929; The Odyssey is)

Odysseus and Calypso, 1929 (litho)
3060293 Odysseus and Calypso, 1929 (litho) by Wyeth, Newell Convers (1882-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Published in The Odyssey of Homer by George Herbert Palmer in 1929; The Odyssey is one)

The Boar Hunt, 1929 (litho)
3060286 The Boar Hunt, 1929 (litho) by Wyeth, Newell Convers (1882-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Published in The Odyssey of Homer by George Herbert Palmer in 1929; The Odyssey is one of two)

Eurylochus and the Lions, from The Childrens Hour
IL262830 Eurylochus and the Lions, from The Childrens Hour: Stories from the Classics, published by the Waverley Company (colour litho) by Brock

The Trojan Horse, from The Childrens Hour: Stories from the Classics
IL262828 The Trojan Horse, from The Childrens Hour: Stories from the Classics, published by the Waverley Book Company (colour litho) by Brock

Vulcan Presenting Arms to Venus for Aeneas, 1756 (oil on canvas)
CLK339923 Vulcan Presenting Arms to Venus for Aeneas, 1756 (oil on canvas) by Boucher, Francois (1703-70); 41.2x45.3 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts

The Sirens, c. 1878 (pencil on paper)
BIR428395 The Sirens, c.1878 (pencil on paper) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); 9.3x4 cm; Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

Protelisaus (enamel)
XIR215168 Protelisaus (enamel) by French School, (16th century); Musee Municipal Antoine Vivenel, Compiegne, France; (add.info.: first to die in Trojan War; ); French, out of copyright

Hector and Andromache, from The Childrens Hour: Stories from the Classics
IL262825 Hector and Andromache, from The Childrens Hour: Stories from the Classics, published by the Waverley Book Company (colour litho) by Brock

The Shield of Achilles, after the description in Homers Iliad
STC255233 The Shield of Achilles, after the description in Homers Iliad, 1815 (hand coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French

Yea, verily, thou art Odysseus, illustration from The Story of Greece
STC306473 Yea, verily, thou art Odysseus, illustration from The Story of Greece by Mary Macgregor, 1st edition, 1913 (colour print) by Crane

Aeneas and Anchises (marble) (see also 277549 & 277550)
ALI277553 Aeneas and Anchises (marble) (see also 277549 & 277550) by Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680); Galleria Borghese, Rome, Lazio, Italy; Alinari

For sale as Licensed Images

Choose your image, Select your licence and Download the media

"Unveiling the Homeric Saga: From Epic Battles to Majestic Voyages" Step into the world legends, where heroes clashed and destinies were shaped. Witness the heart-wrenching Death of Hector by Achilles during the Trojan War, a tale etched in history's annals. But there is more to "Homeric" than ancient battles. Enter RMS Homeric - an ocean liner that once graced the seas under White Star Line's banner. A symbol of opulence and grandeur, it carried passengers on unforgettable journeys across vast oceans. Delve deeper into Homeric cosmogony, exploring the profound beliefs that guided civilizations through time. Homer himself, a Greek epic poet from the 8th century, left an indelible mark with his masterpieces that continue to captivate readers today. White Star Line offers assorted metal souvenirs as mementos of this remarkable era. Immerse yourself in their exquisite white metal creations or lose yourself in jigsaw puzzles and books dedicated to these majestic ocean liners like Olympic, Majestic, and RMS Homeric. The allure doesn't end there – behold brochure covers showcasing White Star Line's finest vessels including RMS Homeric. Indulge your senses with a whisky tot shaped like a golf ball – a unique keepsake from this legendary company. Embark on a virtual cruise through time with White Star Line's souvenir collection; each item whispers tales of adventure and elegance at sea. Let these treasures transport you back to an era when dreams sailed upon mighty waves aboard ships like RMS Homeric. Intriguingly diverse yet interconnected by their association with "Homeric, " these hints offer glimpses into extraordinary realms – be it heroic battles or luxurious voyages across uncharted waters.