Melian relief of Odysseus and Penelope by Greek, Melian

Melian relief of Odysseus and Penelope

Greek, Melian · c. 450 BC · Musée du Louvre · Paris, France

Home at last but dressed as a beggar, Odysseus reaches for his wife Penelope, who bows her head, not yet knowing it's really him. Explore its place in Book XIX of the Odyssey.

Open this artwork in the Odyssey Mosaic