Cassandra et Ajax, Guerre de Troie, gravure sur bois, publié en 1868 - Illustrations

After the taking of Troy, Ajax the Lesser rushed into the temple of Athena, where Cassandra (priestess of Apollo) had taken refuge, and was embracing the statue of the goddess in supplication. According to some writers, he raped Cassandra inside the temple. Scene from the Iliad, an ancient Greek epic poem by Homer. Wood engraving after a drawing on an ancient bowl, published in 1868.