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23 Abduction of Cassandra Fresco at House of Menander in Pompeii, Italy

This fresco is a mythological scene that takes place shortly after the Greeks capture Troy by hiding in the Trojan Horse. It shows Ajax the Lesser abducting the beautiful Cassandra while she is clutching to a statue of Athena for protection. Next to the attacker is her father Priam, the King of Troy. This painting is in room four of the House of Menander located along Vicolo del Menandro.

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Abduction of Cassandra Fresco at House of Menander in Pompeii, Italy

Vicolo del Menandro & Vicolo di Proculus 80045 Pompei NA, Italy

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