... continues "The Grand Style" of Attic black-figure. Side A depicts a scene from a lost poem about the Trojan War. The story tells of how Achilles and Ajax were so immersed in playing a board game that they did not hear the approaching enemy and so when the Trojans attacked they were still playing. ... was the greatest of the Trojan warriors who appeared in homers "Illiad". But after killing many of the Greeks he was finally killed himself by Achilles. This scene probably represents the final farewell between Priam, Hecuba and Hector. The scene is bordered by patterns around the outside, ...

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