Troy: beauty and heroism
Helen and the Trojans
The wrath of Achilles
Achilles drags Hektor's body
Priam beseeches Achilles
Achilles and Heroism
The fray of war
The childhood of Achilles
Achilles' destiny
Journey to Troy
Warrior women
W.H.Auden
Ambush of Troilos
Heartless hero
Beautiful Helen
Acknowledgments
A married woman
A new love
Vision of beauty
The Judgment of Paris part 1
The many sides of Helen
The goddess of love
Destined Beauty
The face that launched
The judgment of Paris part 2
Love and its blessings
Helen leaves for Troy
Following on from the major BP exhibition Troy:myth and religion, the Ure Museum is delighted to have hosted the first stop on A British Museum Spotlight Loan Troy: beauty and heroism.
Key objects from the BP exhibition were displayed alongside objects from the Ure Museum, Special Collections and the University of Reading’s library. The exhibition explored two central characters in the Trojan War: Helen- the most beautiful woman in the world and Achilles- the greatest warrior. The actions of Achilles and Helen were explored as well as the role of fate, responsibility, the nature of heroism, the power of beauty and the essence of love.