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Love embrace of cyclop Polyphemus and nymph Galatea

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17 January 2022
Love embrace of cyclop Polyphemus and nymph Galatea
Love embrace of cyclop Polyphemus and nymph Galatea

Roman fresco showing the cyclop Polyphemus and the sea nymph Galatea in a loving embrace. It is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples. The painting adorned one of the houses in Pompeii (VII, 4, 48).

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Battle of Philippi in 42 BCEWars of second triumvirate Busts of Julius Caesar and Pompey the GreatGreat Roman civil war Scene of giving wine to Cyclops PolyphemusScene of giving wine to Cyclops Polyphemus Battle of AliaBattle of the Allia and plunder of Rome by Gauls Roman fresco showing Amor and PsycheRoman fresco showing Amor and Psyche

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